Residual force enhancement after stretch in striated muscle. A consequence of increased myofilament overlap?

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 590, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1339-1345

  Edman, K A P ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; HUMAN; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MYOFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL FORCE ENHANCEMENT; REVIEW; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SARCOMERES;

EID: 84858254806     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.222729     Document Type: Review

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