Effects of load carrying on metabolic cost and hindlimb muscle dynamics in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1060-1069

  McGowan, C P ^a   Duarte, H A ^a   Main, J B ^a   Biewener, A A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Locomotion; Muscle strain; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; FOWL; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; HINDLIMB; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33749342430     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01538.2005     Document Type: Article

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