Histochemical and morphometrical characterization and distribution of fibre types in four muscles of ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 251-256

  Velotto, S ^a   Crasto, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FAST MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; STAINING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CAMELUS; OVIS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 4644265364     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2004.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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