Tetanic depression and catch-like effect in fast motor units of the rat medial gastrocnemius at linearly increasing and decreasing stimulation frequencies

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 153-160

  Łochyński, Dawid ^a   Celichowski, Jan ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Force frequency relationship; Isometric force generation; Medial gastrocnemius muscle; Motor unit; Rat; Tetanic depression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FORCE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HYSTERESIS; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TETANIC DEPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 69549121610     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: 15732657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10974-009-9185-x     Document Type: Article

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