An in vivo rodent model of contraction-induced injury and non-invasive monitoring of recovery

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 51, 2011, Pages

  Lovering, Richard M ^a   Roche, Joseph A ^a   Goodall, Mariah H ^a   Clark, Brett B ^a   Mcmillan, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractile function; Injury; Issue 51; Lengthening contraction; Medicine; Regeneration; Skeletal muscle; Torque

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055106733     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2782     Document Type: Article

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