Imperial College London
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Emeritus ProfessorNancyCurtin

Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute

Emeritus Professor of Muscle Physiology
 
 
 
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@article{Curtin:2005:10.1098/rspb.2004.2982,
author = {Curtin, NA and Woledge, RC and Aerts, P},
doi = {10.1098/rspb.2004.2982},
journal = {Proc Biol Sci},
pages = {581--584},
title = {Muscle directly meets the vast power demands in agile lizards.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.2982},
volume = {272},
year = {2005}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Level locomotion in small, agile lizards is characterized by intermittent bursts of fast running. These require very large accelerations, often reaching several times g. The power input required to increase kinetic energy is calculated to be as high as 214 W kg(-1) muscle (+/-20 W kg(-1) s.e.; averaged over the complete locomotor cycle) and 952 W kg(-1) muscle (+/-89 W kg(-1) s.e.; instantaneous peak power). In vitro muscle experiments prove that these exceptional power requirements can be met directly by the lizard's muscle fibres alone; there is no need for mechanical power amplifying mechanisms.
AU  - Curtin,NA
AU  - Woledge,RC
AU  - Aerts,P
DO  - 10.1098/rspb.2004.2982
EP  - 584
PY  - 2005///
SN  - 0962-8452
SP  - 581
TI  - Muscle directly meets the vast power demands in agile lizards.
T2  - Proc Biol Sci
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.2982
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15817432
VL  - 272
ER  -
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