Isometric and isovelocity contractile performance of red musle fibres from the dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1585-1595

  Lou, F ^a   Curtin, N A ^a   Woledge, R C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraction; Dogfish; Fish; Force; Force velocity; Isometric force; Muscle; P0; Power; Red muscle; Scyliorhinus canicula; Series elasticity; V0; Vmax

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; DOGFISH; ELASTICITY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; ANIMALS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DOGFISH; ELASTICITY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0036022042     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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