Relationship between short-range stiffness and yielding in type- identified, chemically skinned muscle fibers from the cat triceps surae muscles

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2280-2289

  Malamud, Jean G ^a   Godt, Robert E ^a   Nichols, T Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINNED MUSCLE FIBER; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0029961277     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2280     Document Type: Article

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