On the mechanics of single sarcomeres

MCB Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-31

  Herzog, Walter ^a   Joumaa, V ^a   Leonard, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BRIDGE THEORY; FORCE DEPRESSION; FORCE ENHANCEMENT; FORCE-LENGTH; FORCE-LENGTH PROPERTIES; INFINITE NUMBERS; ISOMETRIC FORCE; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SINGLE SARCOMERE; SLIDING FILAMENT;

MUSCLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SARCOMERE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOFIBRILS; RABBITS; SARCOMERES;

EID: 72049091783     PISSN: 15565297     EISSN: 15565300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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