Stretch-induced, steady-state force enhancement in single skeletal muscle fibers exceeds the isometric force at optimum fiber length

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1309-1316

  Rassier, Dilson E ^a   Herzog, Walter ^a   Wakeling, Jennifer ^a   Syme, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross bridge theory; Force enhancement; Force production; Muscle mechanics; Sarcomere length non uniformity theory; Single fibers; Striated muscle

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; MUSCLE; PH EFFECTS;

FORCE ENHANCEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

RINGER SOLUTION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISSECTION; FORCE TRANSDUCER; FROG; HYPOTHESIS; LIMB; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STEADY STATE; THEORY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0042624988     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00155-6     Document Type: Article

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