Regionalisation of the muscle fascicle architecture in the equine longissimus dorsi muscle

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-251

  Ritruechai, P ^a   Weller, R ^a   Wakeling, J M ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Back; Horse; Locomotion; Orientation; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HORSES; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LOCOMOTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 44149110929     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X273675     Document Type: Article

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