Morphology and mechanics of myosepta in a swimming salamander (Siren lacertina)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 967-978

  Azizi, Emanuel ^a   Gillis, Gary B ^b,c   Brainerd, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Caudata; Muscle architecture; Myomere; Myosepta; Segmented muscle; Sonomicrometry; Urodela

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; SALAMANDER; SWIMMING;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; PISCES; SIREN LACERTINA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 6444245262     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(02)00223-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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