Analyses of muscle spindles in the soleus of six inbred mouse strains

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-296

  Lionikas, Arimantas ^a   Smith, Colin J ^a   Smith, Tracey L ^a   Bünger, Lutz ^b   Banks, Robert W ^c   Bewick, Guy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Intrafusal fibers; Proprioceptors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

GENETICS; INTRAFUSAL FIBERS; PROPRIOCEPTORS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE;

MUS;

EID: 84881611995     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12076     Document Type: Article

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