A mathematical model of force transmission from intrafascicularly terminating muscle fibers

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2031-2039

  Sharafi, Bahar ^a   Blemker, Silvia S ^a,b,c  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endomysium; Intrafascicularly terminating fibers; Lateral force transmission; Micromechanical modeling; Muscle mechanics

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; ENDOMYSIUM; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FORCE TRANSMISSION; INTRAFASCICULARLY TERMINATING FIBERS; ISOMETRIC FORCE; LATERAL FORCE; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; MUSCLE FIBER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; SHEARING; SHEARING MACHINES; STRESSES; TENDONS; TITRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

FIBERS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMYSIUM; FORCE TRANSMISSION; INTRAFASCICULARLY TERMINATING MUSCLE FIBER; ISOMETRICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRESS; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SHEAR STRESS; TISSUE STRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CATS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE TONUS; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENDONS;

EID: 79960266098     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.04.038     Document Type: Article

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