Residual force enhancement exceeds the isometric force at optimal sarcomere length for optimized stretch conditions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 457-462

  Lee, Eun Jeong ^a   Herzog, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross bridge theory; Mechanisms of contraction; Skeletal muscle fibers; Sliding filament theory

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; LASER DIFFRACTION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ANIMAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE SPINDLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOMERE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANA PIPIENS; SARCOMERES;

EID: 53449098933     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01109.2006     Document Type: Article

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