Mechanical properties of frog muscle fibres at rest and during twitch contraction

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-86

  Bagni, M A ^a   Cecchi, G ^a   Colombini, B ^a   Colomo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Skeletal muscle; Skinned fibres; Weakly binding bridges

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKINNED MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANA ESCULENTA; SARCOMERES;

EID: 0033057016     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(98)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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