Optimal shortening velocities for in situ power production of rat soleus and plantaris muscles

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 3 42-3, 1997, Pages

  Swoap, Steven J ^a,c   Caiozzo, Vincent J ^a,b   Baldwin, Kenneth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast twitch muscle; Myosin; Plantar flexors; Slow twitch muscle; Work; Work loop

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030843521     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1997.273.3.c1057     Document Type: Article

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