A spatially explicit model of muscle contraction explains a relationship between activation phase, power and ATP utilization in insect flight

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-186

  Tanner, Bertrand C W ^a   Regnier, Michael ^a   Daniel, Thomas L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight; Manduca sexta; Muscle power; Phase; Spatially explicit modeling; Work loop

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLYING; INSECT; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 39049148143     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.013466     Document Type: Conference Paper

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