Hindlimb muscle fiber types in two frogs (Rana catesbeiana and Litoria caerulea) with different locomotor behaviors: Histochemical and enzymatic comparison

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 365-374

  Crockett, Christy J ^a   Peters, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anuran muscles; Muscle enzyme activities; Muscle fiber types

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLIDAE; LITORIA; LITORIA CAERULEA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

CITRATE SYNTHASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FROG; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; HINDLIMB; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANIDAE;

EID: 42949096614     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10593     Document Type: Article

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