Muscle architecture of biceps brachii, triceps brachii and supraspinatus in the horse

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-40

  Watson, Johanna C ^a   Wilson, A M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forelimb; Horse; Momentarm; Muscle; Physiologicalcross sectional area; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELBOW; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HORSE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; TENDON; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSES; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33846023687     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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