Growth of crustacean muscle: asymmetric development of the claw closer muscles in the lobster, Homarus americanus.
1974
L R Goudey, and
F Lang
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D008121
Nephropidae
Family of large marine CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA. These are called clawed lobsters because they bear pincers on the first three pairs of legs. The American lobster and Cape lobster in the genus Homarus are commonly used for food.
The long cylindrical contractile organelles of STRIATED MUSCLE cells composed of ACTIN FILAMENTS; MYOSIN filaments; and other proteins organized in arrays of repeating units called SARCOMERES .
Myofilaments,Myofibril,Myofilament
D005121
Extremities
The farthest or outermost projections of the body, such as the HAND and FOOT.
Limbs,Extremity,Limb
D024510
Muscle Development
Developmental events leading to the formation of adult muscular system, which includes differentiation of the various types of muscle cell precursors, migration of myoblasts, activation of myogenesis and development of muscle anchorage.