Measurement of sarcomere length during fast contraction of muscle fibers by digital image analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 737-742

  Hajjar, Mohammad ^a   Même, William ^a   Léoty, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Digital video microscopy; High speed imaging; Sarcomere; Skeletal muscle; Temperature; Twitch

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MUSCLE;

DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; HIGH SPEED IMAGING; SARCOMERE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

ANIMALS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; RANA ESCULENTA; SARCOMERES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344867026     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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