In situ assessment of shortening and lengthening contractile properties of hind limb ankle flexors in intact mice

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 442, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 304-311

  Gorselink, M ^a   Drost, M R ^a   De Louw, J ^b   Willems, P J B ^a   Hesselink, M K C ^a   Dekkers, E C A ^b   Rosielle, N ^b   Van Der Vusse, G J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Contractile work; In situ; Mice; Shortening contraction; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NONHUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TORQUE;

ANIMALS; ANKLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HINDLIMB; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 0035006884     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240100554     Document Type: Article

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