Effects of aging on the lateral transmission of force in rat skeletal muscle

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 944-948

  Zhang, Chi ^a   Gao, Yingxin ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Extracellular matrix of skeletal muscle; Lateral transmission; Myotomy; Tenotomy

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; RATS;

EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; MUSCLE FIBER; MYOTOMY; RAT SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENOTOMY; TRANSMISSION OF FORCES;

MUSCLE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IN VITRO STUDY; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE THICKNESS; MYOTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TENOTOMY;

AGING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX OF SKELETAL MUSCLE; LATERAL TRANSMISSION; MYOTOMY; TENOTOMY;

AGING; ANIMALS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FASCIA; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; TENDONS;

EID: 84894737397     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.01.026     Document Type: Article

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