Warmer is better: Thermal sensitivity of both maximal and sustained power output in the iliotibialis muscle isolated from adult Xenopus tropicalis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 552-558

  James, Rob S ^a   Tallis, Jason ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^b   Bonneaud, Camille ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Paul Sabatier University   (France)

Author keywords

Burst; Endurance; Locomotion; Temperature; Work loop

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEAT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; HOT TEMPERATURE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOSPHATES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 84856620238     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.063396     Document Type: Article

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