Muscular design in the equine interosseus muscle

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 696-704

  Soffler, Carl ^a   Hermanson, John W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic energy storage; Horse; Interosseus muscle; Muscle architecture; Suspensory ligament

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSES; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSINS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33646851093     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10433     Document Type: Article

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