Relationship between the tension-time area and the frequency of stimulation in motor units of the rat medial gastrocnemius muscle

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 291-302

  Celichowski, J ^a   Grottel, K ^a   Bichler, E ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Contraction; Motor unit; Tension time area

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033944677     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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