A comparative morphological study of muscle spindles in the avian anterior and posterior latissimus dorsi muscles

A study of muscle spindles in two synergistic avian muscles was undertaken to determine whether morphological or quantitative differences existed between muscle spindles residing in a slow-red (tonic) muscle and a fast-white (twitch) muscle. The avian anterior (ALD) and posterior (PLD) latissimus d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hatfield, Linda Jean
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22444