Muscle function in animal movement: Passive mechanical properties of leech muscle

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 193, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1205-1219

  Tian, Jianghong ^a,b   Iwasaki, Tetsuya ^b   Friesen, W Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Hirudo; Locomotion; Model; Swimming; Tension

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GANGLION; LEECH; MOTONEURON; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; LEECHES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SEROTONIN;

EID: 36448930187     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-007-0278-y     Document Type: Article

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