Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1945-1952 , 2008

Modeling short-range stiffness of feline lower hindlimb muscles

  • Lei Cui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
    • ,
  • Eric J. Perreault

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    • ,
  • Huub Maas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, M211, Ward 5-295, School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    • ,
  • Thomas G. Sandercock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, M211, Ward 5-295, School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

,Accepted 28 March 2008.

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PII: S0021-9290(08)00159-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.03.024

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1945-1952 , 2008

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