Relationship between force and stiffness in muscle fibers after stretch

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1769-1775

  Rassier, Dilson E ^a   Herzog, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

2,3 butanedione monoxime; Cross bridge; Force enhancement; Muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DIACETYL OXIME; MYOSIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FROG; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALS; DIACETYL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MUSCLE FIBERS; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 27544483520     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00010.2005     Document Type: Article

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