Functional morphology of proximal hindlimb muscles in the frog Rana pipiens

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 1987-2004

  Kargo, William J ^a   Rome, Lawrence C ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Force field; Frog; Hindlimb; Moment arm; Muscle; Musculoskeletal model; Rana pipiens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; HINDLIMB; JOINTS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANA PIPIENS; SARCOMERES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TENDONS; ANIMALS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FROG; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; JOINT; MATHEMATICS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0036023234     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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