A simple method for assessing muscle function in common marmosets

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 162-168

  Stevens, D J ^a   Hornby, R J ^a   Cook, D L ^a   Griffiths, G D ^a   Scott, E A M ^a   Pearce, P C ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marmoset; Motivation; Muscle function; Strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; MARMOSET; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BODY WEIGHT; CALLITHRIX; EXERTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS;

EID: 20044380394     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0023677053739855     Document Type: Article

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