Comparative trends in shortening velocity and force production in skeletal muscles

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 2 52-2, 2002, Pages

  Medler, Scott ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Scaling; Shortening velocity; Skeletal muscle; Tetanic tension

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036337090     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00689.2001     Document Type: Article

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