Mechanism of force enhancement during stretching of skeletal muscle fibres investigated by high time-resolved stiffness measurements

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-81

  Nocella, Marta ^a   Bagni, Maria Angela ^a   Cecchi, Giovanni ^a   Colombini, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eccentric contractions; Muscle stiffness; Skeletal muscle; Stretch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANA ESCULENTA; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; RANA ESCULENTA; SARCOMERES; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS;

ANURA;

EID: 84872848369     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: 15732657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10974-012-9335-4     Document Type: Article

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