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A Beetle Flight Muscle Displays Leg Muscle Microstructure
In contrast to major flight muscles in the Mecynorrhina torquata beetle, the third axillary (3Ax) muscle is a minor flight muscle that uniquely displays a powerful mechanical function despite its considerably small volume, ∼1/50 that of a major flight muscle. The 3Ax muscle contracts relatively slow...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Biophysical Society
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034364/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27653488 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2016.08.013 |