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May 1, 1973The Journal of PhysiologyOpen Access

Isometric contractions of motor units in a fast twitch muscle of the cat

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Population

Cat flexor digitorum longus whole muscles and functionally isolated motor units

Design

Preclinical

Authors

JBJ. BagustBournemouth UniversitySKSarah KnottUniversity of BristolDLD. M. LewisUniversity of the West of England

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Implication

Extends motor unit mapping in feline models; leaves open translation to human neuromuscular or cardiovascular research.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Cat flexor digitorum longus whole muscles and functionally isolated motor units
I
Intervention
Measurement of isometric contractions
O
Outcome
Motor unit twitch time to peak, tetanic tension, axonal conduction velocity, and muscle length-tension relationshipssurrogate

The study demonstrates relationships between motor unit twitch characteristics, tetanic tension, and axonal conduction velocity in cat fast twitch muscle.

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Bagust et al. (1973) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8ab3a52a1069eaeccbfcc9https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1973.sp010221
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