Plasticity of muscle function in a thermoregulating ectotherm (Crocodylus porosus): Biomechanics and metabolism

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Seebacher, Frank ^a   James, Rob S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Enzymes; Locomotion; Thermal acclimation; Work loop

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ALLIGATOR; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAUDOFEMORALIS MUSCLE; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALGORITHMS; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; MYOSINS; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 40449101847     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00755.2007     Document Type: Article

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