MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMITENDINOSUS MUSCLE AT LENGTHS GREATER THAN ITS LENGTH IN BODY
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMITENDINOSUS MUSCLE AT LENGTHS GREATER THAN ITS LENGTH IN BODY
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DOI:
10.1113/jphysiol.1961.sp006761
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发表时间:
1961-01-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
DELEZE, JB
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作者:
DELEZE, JB
The diminution in isometric tension development resulting from extension has often been explained in terms of a decreased area of overlap between actin and myosin filaments. If this is true, other phenomena of contraction should vary in the same way. The experiments were performed on the frog semitendinosus, because in this muscle the falling part of the tension-length curve is very pronounced. When the tetanized muscle is lengthened at constant speed in this region, tension never falls but always rises; at the end of the movement tension stays above the isometric level as long as stimulation goes on. When the tetanized muscle is allowed to shorten at constant speed, a series of dynamic tension-length curves similar to the isometric tension-length curve are recorded. The relation between tension and length is the same for isometric and isotonic contractions within certain limits of length only. Stretching the resting muscle decreases its ability to shorten or develop tension subsequently; this effect persists for some time after returning to the original length.