Slow-tonic muscle fibers and their potential innervation in the turtle, Pseudemys (Trachemys) scripta elegans

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 264, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-74

  Callister, Robert J ^a   Pierce, Patricia A ^b   McDonagh, Jennifer C ^c   Stuart, Douglas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motoneuron; Segmental motor control; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MYOSIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; GLYCOLYSIS; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; TURTLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOLYSIS; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSINS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NECK MUSCLES; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; TURTLES;

GALLUS GALLUS; PSEUDEMYS; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS;

EID: 17844362203     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10318     Document Type: Article

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