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Stretching a contracted striated muscle temporarily modifies its elastic characteristics and contractile machinery, resulting in an increased shortening velocity and a greater release of mechanical energy. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

May 1, 1974The Journal of PhysiologyOpen Access

Effect of stretching on the elastic characteristics and the contractile component of frog striated muscle

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Population

Frog striated muscle (sartorius, semitendinosus, and gastrocnemius)

Comparison

Stretching of the contracted muscle vs Release from a state of isometric contraction

Design

Preclinical

Authors

GCG CavagnaUniversity of Milan GCG. CitterioUniversity of Milan

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Implication

Should not yet inform clinical stretching protocols; leaves open translation from frog to mammalian muscle.

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Population

Frog striated muscle (sartorius, semitendinosus, and gastrocnemius)

Intervention

Stretching of the contracted muscle

Comparator

Release from a state of isometric contraction (without prior stretching)

Outcome

Force-velocity relationship and stress-strain curve of the series elastic componentsurrogate

Stretching a contracted frog striated muscle temporarily alters both its elastic properties and contractile machinery.

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Cavagna et al. (1974) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1567543e2c796fc982004c https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1974.sp010552

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Effect of stretching on the elastic characteristics and the contractile component of frog striated muscle

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Effect of stretching on the elastic characteristics and the contractile component of frog striated muscle

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

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