Dynamics of goat distal hind limb muscle-tendon function in response to locomotor grade

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2092-2104

  McGuigan, M Polly ^a,b   Yoo, Edwin ^a   Lee, David V ^a,c   Biewener, Andrew A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Fascicle strain; Muscle tendon force; Tendon elastic energy; Work

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GOATS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; TENDONS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MACROPODIDAE;

EID: 67649529137     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.028076     Document Type: Article

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