Effect of stimulation frequency on force, net power output, and fatigue in mouse soleus muscle in vitro

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-210

  Vassilakos, George ^a   James, Rob S ^a   Cox, Valerie M ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Force; Mouse; Power output; Skeletal muscle; Soleus; Stimulation frequency; Work loop

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MOUSE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 65249120765     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y09-002     Document Type: Article

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