... in vitro and to the plateau of the sarcomere length–force curve. 20 9 1994 © The Company of Biologists Limited 1995 locomotion mammal muscle mechanics oscillatory work sarcomere length work loops mouse Comparative studies of the properties of mammalian muscle in vitro...

... effects on muscle function: power output of isolated fish muscle fibres performing oscillatory work . J. exp. Biol . 151 , 453 – 467 . 10.1242/jeb.151.1.453 Archer , S. D. and Johnston , I. A. ( 1989 ). Kinematics of labriform and subcarangiform swimming in the antarctic fish...

... of Biologists 1991 fish locomotion oscillatory work fast muscle fibre mechanics creatine adeny-tes energetics power output economy of contraction Gadus morhua The conversion of chemical free energy into mechanical work by living skeletal muscle is a complex process involving...

..., quadrupedal mammals [ Heglund et al . (1974) , Science 186 , 1112-1113), and the significance of this similarity is discussed. 3 1 1991 © 1991 by Company of Biologists 1991 diaphragm locomotion mechanics muscle oscillatory work power output scaling effects The size of any...

... fish locomotion oscillatory work scaling mechanics muscle swimming The maximum speed ( U max ) attained by fish declines with increasing duration of activity, and can be divided into three main levels of performance: sustained (>200min), prolonged (15s to 200min) and burst (<15s...

... 10 1989 © 1990 by Company of Biologists 1990 fish locomotion muscle mechanics oscillatory work The power output of muscle fibres is normally measured under isotonic conditions. However, the results from such experiments are not directly relevant to locomotion ( Johnston...