Force depression following skeletal muscle shortening is long lasting

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1163-1168

  Herzog, W ^a   Leonard, T R ^a   Wu, J Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross bridge inhibition; Cross bridge theory; Loss of force; Mechanical energy; Mechanism of muscle contraction; Molecular motors; Myofilament compliance

Indexed keywords

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STRESSES;

FORCE DEPRESSION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

BIOMECHANICS;

MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ACTOMYOSIN; ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIAL NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032430589     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00126-2     Document Type: Article

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