Age-related changes in contractile properties of single skeletal fibers from the soleus muscle

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 881-886

  Thompson, Ladora V ^a   Brown, Marybeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber diameter; Maximal unloaded shortening velocity; Myosin heavy chain; Peak absolute force; Specific tension

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DISSOCIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0033053614     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.3.881     Document Type: Article

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