Printed in Great Britain ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE RED AND WHITE MUSCLES IN THE SILVER CARP

In the silver carp there are distinct differences in tension development between the red muscle (M. levator pinnae pectoralis) and the white muscle (M. levator pinnae lateralis abdominis) (Hidaka & Toida, 1969 a, b). In red muscle the twitch tension has a slower time course than in white muscle, and stimulation at high frequencies pro