Effects of stretch on work from fast and slow muscles of mice: Damped and undamped energy release

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 887-900

  Syme, Douglas A ^a   Grattan, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compliance; Muscle; Stretch; Undamped; Work

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FAST MUSCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TENDON; WORK;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE SPINDLES; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 0036446648     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y02-110     Document Type: Article

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