Is a parallel elastic element responsible for the enhancement of steady-state muscle force following active stretch?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 3001-3008

  Bullimore, S R ^a,b   MacIntosh, B R ^a   Herzog, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell; Eccentric contraction; Fibre; Lengthening; Muscle mechanics; Slack test

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA;

EID: 54349128914     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.021204     Document Type: Article

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