Force depression in single myofibrils

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 356-362

  Joumaa, V ^a   Herzog, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

History dependence; Sarcomere instability; Sarcomere length nonuniformity; Stiffness; Stress induced inhibition of cross bridges

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; RABBITS; SARCOMERES;

EID: 75749112564     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01108.2009     Document Type: Article

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