Comparison of the tension responses to ramp shortening and lengthening in intact mammalian muscle fibres: Crossbridge and non-crossbridge contributions

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 123-139

  Roots, H ^a   Offer, G W ^a   Ranatunga, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BTS; Caffeine; Crossbridge cycle; Force velocity relations; Modelling; Power stroke

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; MYOSIN; N BENZYL 4 TOLUENE SULPHONAMIDE; SULFONAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; ELASTICITY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; MYOSINS; RATS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34548801892     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: 15732657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10974-007-9110-0     Document Type: Article

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