Significant mechanical interactions at physiological lengths and relative positions of rat plantar flexors

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 427-436

  Bernabei, Michel ^a   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a   Baan, Guus C ^a   Maas, Huub ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Length force characteristics; Myofascial force transmission; Passive slack length; Soleus muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TENDONS;

EID: 84923033151     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00703.2014     Document Type: Article

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