History dependence of force production in submaximal stimulated rat medial gastrocnemius muscle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 463-470

  Meijer, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crossbridge mechanism; Force depression; Force enhancement; Inner sarcomere dynamics; Shortening deactivation; Stress inhibition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0036890444     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00040-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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