Do cross-bridges contribute to the tension during stretch of passive muscle?

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 433-442

  Proske, U ^a   Morgan, D L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

CROSS LINKING; ELASTIC FIBER; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; MYOFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIXOTROPY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; MICROFILAMENTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0032830908     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005573625675     Document Type: Review

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