Current topics for teaching skeletal muscle physiology

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 171-182

  Brooks, Susan V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Atrophy; Contraction; Cross bridge; Injury; Review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TEACHING;

EID: 0347763528     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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