Finite element modelling of contracting skeletal muscle

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 358, Issue 1437, 2003, Pages 1453-1460

  Oomens, C W J ^a   Maenhout, M ^a   Van Oijen, C H ^a   Drost, M R ^b   Baaijens, F P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distributed moments; Finite element model; Huxley equation; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141703226     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2003.1345     Document Type: Conference Paper

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