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Passive Muscle-Tendon Unit Gearing Is Joint Dependent in Human Medial Gastrocnemius

Skeletal muscles change length and develop force both passively and actively. Gearing allows muscle fiber length changes to be uncoupled from those of the whole muscle-tendon unit. During active contractions this process allows muscles to operate at mechanically favorable conditions for power or eco...

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Autores principales: Hodson-Tole, Emma F., Wakeling, James M., Dick, Taylor J. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4791406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27014093
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00095