Muscle architecture and functional anatomy of the pelvic limb of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 765-779

  Smith, N C ^a   Wilson, A M ^a,b   Jespers, K J ^a   Payne, R C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Architecture; Biomechanics; Locomotion; Muscle; Ostrich; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HIP; LEG; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; STRESS; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TENDONS;

PERFORATUS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 33751251081     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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