Mechanisms producing coordinated function across the breadth of a large biarticular thigh muscle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3396-3404

  Carr, Jennifer A ^a,b   Ellerby, David J ^a,c   Rubenson, Jonas ^a,d   Marsh, Richard L ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscle function; Muscle moment arm; Muscle physiology

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GALLIFORMES; HINDLIMB; HIP; HIS BUNDLE; HISTOLOGY; JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BUNDLE OF HIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GALLIFORMES; HINDLIMB; HIP; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; THIGH;

EID: 80053927756     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.060319     Document Type: Article

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