Biomechanics: A catapult action for rapid limb protraction.
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Publication Date: 2003-01-04 PubMed ID: 12511944DOI: 10.1038/421035aGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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Wilson AM, Watson JC, Lichtwark GA.
(2003).
Biomechanics: A catapult action for rapid limb protraction.
Nature, 421(6918), 35-36.
https://doi.org/10.1038/421035a Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Structure and Motion Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Herts AL9 7TA, UK. awilson@rvc.ac.uk
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Elasticity
- Extremities / physiology
- Horses / physiology
- Muscle Contraction
- Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
- Time Factors
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