HUMAN SKELETAL-MUSCLE FUNCTION - DESCRIPTION OF TESTS AND NORMAL VALUES
HUMAN SKELETAL-MUSCLE FUNCTION - DESCRIPTION OF TESTS AND NORMAL VALUES
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DOI:
10.1042/cs0520283
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
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通讯作者:
JONES, DA
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作者:
EDWARDS, RHT;YOUNG, A;JONES, DA
The force produced by isometric contractions of the quadriceps muscle was studied during maximal voluntary contractions and when a substantial part of the muscle was electrically stimulated via surface electrodes. In normal children and adults, the force of a maximal voluntary contraction of the quadriceps was proportional to body weight. The function of the quadriceps was described in terms of the force/frequency curve, speed of relaxation and the rate of loss of force during 18 s stimulation at 30 Hz and 100 Hz. The functional characteristics of adductor pollicis when stimulated via the ulnar nerve were essentially similar to those of the quadriceps. Studies of the function of these 2 muscles were complementary since quadriceps femoris was amenable to needle biopsy investigations of its structure and chemistry, whereas adductor pollicis was more suitable for electrophysiological studies.