flight power muscle FBbt_00052766
flight power muscle
ID: FBbt_00052766
Adult Muscle
Flight muscle that provides the power for flight (Dickinson and Tu, 1997. There are two sets of these muscles, dorsal longitudinal and dorsal ventral, and they are all indirect flight muscles (Dickinson and Tu, 1997. They activate asynchronously from motor neuron impulses, with contractions initiated by their stretching (Dickinson and Tu, 1997. Neural input maintains a tonic level of calcium, rather than directly stimulating contractions (Dickinson and Tu, 1997. (Dickinson and Tu, 1997)
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Relationships
- capable_of_part_of: flight
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| asynchronous flight muscle | exact synonym | Dickinson and Tu, 1997 |