Sarcomere dynamics in skeletal muscle myofibrils during isometric contractions

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2808-2812

  Pavlov, Ivan ^a   Novinger, Rowan ^a   Rassier, Dilson E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Force length relationship; Instability; Myofibrils; Sarcomeres

Indexed keywords

FORCE-LENGTH; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; MYOFIBRILS; NONUNIFORMITY; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE;

SHRINKAGE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; RABBIT; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; RABBITS; SARCOMERES;

EID: 71549144956     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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