Impact of length during repetitive contractions on fatigue in rat skeletal muscle

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 455, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 359-366

  MacNaughton, Meredith B ^a   MacIntosh, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active force; Contraction; Fatigue; Force length relationship; Length tension

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCIATIC NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35148901571     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0273-8     Document Type: Article

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