Force enhancement following an active stretch in skeletal muscle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 471-477

  Rassier, Dilson E ^a   Herzog, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active force; Force length relation; Passive force; Sarcomeres; Stability; Titin

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN;

ASSOCIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SARCOMERES;

EID: 0036889756     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00041-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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