Effects of chronic low frequency stimulation on contractile and elastic properties of hindlimb suspended rat soleus muscle

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 118-124

  Canon, Francis ^a   Goubel, Francis ^a   Guezennec, Charles Yannick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^b Inst Med Aerospat Serv S C   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic low frequency stimulation; Hindlimb suspension; Muscle mechanics; Muscle stiffness; Series elastic component

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TENDON;

EID: 0031936366     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050309     Document Type: Article

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