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ArticlePhysiological reports2017

In-situ measurements of tensile forces in the tibialis anterior tendon of the rat in concentric, isometric, and resisted co-contractions.

Martin Schmoll, Ewald Unger, Hazel Sutherland, Michael Haller, Manfred Bijak, Hermann Lanmüller, Jonathan C Jarvis

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Article in Physiological reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Martin SchmollCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria martin.schmoll@meduniwien.ac.at.
Ewald UngerCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Hazel SutherlandSchool of Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Michael HallerCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Manfred BijakCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Hermann LanmüllerCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jonathan C JarvisSchool of Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Medical University of Vienna · ATLiverpool John Moores University · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tensile-force transmitted by the tibialis anterior (TA) tendon of 11 anesthetized adult male Wistar rats (body-mass: 360.6 ± 66.3 g) was measured in-situ within the intact biomechanical system of the hind-limb using a novel miniature in-line load-cell. The aim was to demonstrate the dependence of the loading-profile experienced by the muscle, on stimulation-frequency and the resistance to shortening in a group of control-animals. Data from these acute-experiments shows the type of loading achievable by means of implantable electrical stimulators activating agonists or agonist/antagonist groups of muscles during programmed resistance-training in freely moving healthy subjects. Force-responses to electrical stimulation of the common peroneal nerve for single pulses and short bursts were measured in unloaded and isometric contractions. A less time-consuming approach to measure the force-frequency relationship was investigated by applying single bursts containing a series of escalating stimulus-frequencies. We also measured the range of loading attainable by programmed co-contraction of the TA-muscle with the plantar-flexor muscles for various combinations of stimulation-frequencies. The maximal average peak-force of single twitches was 179% higher for isometric than for unloaded twitches. Average maximal isometric tetanic-force per gramme muscle-mass was 16.5 ± 3.0 N g

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Isometric ContractionTensile StrengthAnimalsMaleMuscle, SkeletalPhysical Conditioning, AnimalRatsRats, WistarTendonsAntagonistic co‐contractionin‐line force‐measurementrat tibialis anterior

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PMID28420761
PMCPMC5408282
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