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A model for creating a single stretch injury in murine biarticular muscle

BACKGROUND: We developed a single stretch injury model to create damage near the musculotendinous junction (MTJ) of the gastrocnemius muscle in mice. Our hypothesis was that magnitude of muscle injury could be controlled by stepped shortening of the Achilles tendon (AT) prior to a lengthening contra...

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Autores principales: Brickson, Stacey L, McCabe, Ronald P, Pala, Adam W, Vanderby, Ray
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2052-1847-6-14