ISSN:
1432-2013
Keywords:
Muscle contraction
;
X-ray diffraction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The equatorial X-ray reflections were recorded from contracting muscle after a slow stretch. The intensity ratio of the 1,0 to the 1,1 reflections (I10/I11) after the stretch was not significantly different from that during an isometric tetanus at the same sarcomere length, although the tension after the stretch was considerably greater than isometric. This suggests that an almost identical number of cross-bridges produce a greater tension after a slow stretch than during an isometric tetanus.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00582216
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