The effects of muscle stretching and shortening on isometric forces on the descending limb of the force-length relationship

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 917-926

  Schachar, R ^a   Herzog, W ^a   Leonard, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Force depression; Force enhancement; Force length relationship; Passive elastic element; Sarcomere length; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FORCE CONTROL; ISOMERS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; SHRINKAGE;

DYNAMIC CONTRACTIONS; ISOMETRIC FORCES; MUSCLE STRETCHING; OPTIMUM MUSCLE LENGTH;

MUSCLE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; ISOMETRICS; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELASTICITY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SARCOMERES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 1942445392     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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