Why the study?
Does lengthened immobilization alter functional and histochemical properties in rabbit tibialis anterior muscle?
Population
Rabbit tibialis anterior (TA) muscles
Comparison
Long-term lengthened immobilization vs Control values (non-immobilized)
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
up to 6 weeks
Authors
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Suggests tension drives muscle fiber adaptation; leaves open translation to human immobilization protocols.
Does lengthened immobilization alter functional and histochemical properties in rabbit tibialis anterior muscle?
Lengthened immobilization in rabbit muscle induces a rapid increase in slow oxidative fibers, suggesting chronic tension is a potent stimulus for fast-to-slow myosin transformation.
Pattullo et al. (1992) studied this question.
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