Potentiation of isometric and isotonic contractions during high-frequency stimulation

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 456, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 449-458

  MacIntosh, Brian R ^a   Taub, Elana C ^a   Dormer, Gary N ^a   Tomaras, Elias K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Isometric contraction; Isotonic contraction; Postactivation potentiation; Posttetanic potentiation; Regulatory light chain phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 42049095345     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0374-4     Document Type: Article

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