| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10432430 | Journal of Biomechanics | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Force depression due to shortening of activated skeletal muscles has previously been described to be long lasting during isometric contractions following the shortening. In the present study, using the medial gastrocnemius of the rat, effects of force depression have been made apparent during shortening by computationally partially compensating for the direct effect of shortening velocity due to the tension-velocity relation. Evidence was found for the decay and complete disappearance of force depression already during continuation of the shortening contraction to short muscle lengths.
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Authors
Olaf Till, Tobias Siebert, Reinhard Blickhan,