Kobayashi T, Iwai M, Phan KN. Measurement of muscle fiber stiffness during stretch with two continuous different velocities in skeletal muscle fibers.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007;
2007:5811-4. [PMID:
18003334 DOI:
10.1109/iembs.2007.4353668]
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Abstract
Ca2+ activated single glycerinated muscle fibers were stretched by 3% of its slack length Lo with moderate velocities ranging from 0.015 to 0.15Lo, and muscle fiber stiffness during and after stretch was measured by applying sinusoidal vibrations (peak-to-peak amplitude, 0.1% of Lo, 2kHz). During a single stretch, the fiber was first stretched by 1.5% with a velocity, and then it was further stretched by 1.5% with another velocity. It is suggested that, during stretch, a considerable fraction of cross-bridges slow down their cycling rate and increase their force-generating ability.
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