Low-frequency depression of tension in the cat gastrocnemius muscle after eccentric exercise

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1195-1202

  Parikh, S ^a   Morgan, D L ^a   Gregory, J E ^a   Proske, Uwe ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activation; Muscle damage; Muscle length; Sarcomeres

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CATS; EXERTION; FEMALE; LONG-TERM DEPRESSION (PHYSIOLOGY); MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 4644309911     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00268.2004     Document Type: Article

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