September 9, 2003Journal of Experimental Biology

Coordination of medial gastrocnemius and soleus forces during cat locomotion

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7 cats trained to walk, trot and gallop at different speeds on a motor-driven treadmill, and to walk up and…

Design

Preclinical

Authors

MKMotoshi KayaThe University of Tokyo TLTim LeonardUniversity of Calgary WHWalter HerzogHeart Failure & Transplant

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Implication

Questions soleus EMG as force surrogate in locomotion; leaves open translation to human clinical biomechanics.

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Population

7 cats trained to walk, trot and gallop at different speeds on a motor-driven treadmill, and to walk up and down different slopes on a walkway

Intervention

Different speeds and intensities of locomotion (walking, trotting, galloping, slopes)

Outcome

Force-sharing behavior between medial gastrocnemius (MG) and soleus (SOL) muscles (measured by muscle forces, EMGs, muscle lengths, speeds of contraction, joint kinematics and kinetics)surrogate

In feline locomotion, soleus muscle forces remain constant across varying locomotor conditions despite changes in EMG activity, whereas medial gastrocnemius forces correlate well with EMG activities.

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Kaya et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7678f0da34852ffa95cadb https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.00544

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Coordination of medial gastrocnemius and soleus forces during cat locomotion

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Coordination of medial gastrocnemius and soleus forces during cat locomotion

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