Muscle-specific changes in length-force characteristics of the calf muscles in the spastic Han-Wistar rat

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 989-997

  Olesen, Annesofie T ^a,b,c   Jensen, Bente R ^a   Uhlendorf, Toni L ^d   Cohen, Randy W ^d   Baan, Guus C ^b   Maas, Huub ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Muscle spasticity; Muscle stiffness; Myofascial force transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84908614862     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00587.2014     Document Type: Article

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