Adjustable passive length-tension curve in rabbit detrusor smooth muscle

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1746-1755

  Speich, John E ^a   Dosier, Christopher ^a   Borgsmiller, Lindsey ^b   Quintero, Kevin ^a   Koo, Harry P ^b   Ratz, Paul H ^b,c  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active force; Muscle mechanics; Passive force; Preconditioning; Strain softening

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL SIZE; COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; RABBITS; REFLEX, STRETCH; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 34247846063     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00548.2006     Document Type: Article

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