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The development of a mechanical device to stretch skeletal muscle of young and old rats

OBJECTIVE: How much force is needed to stretch skeletal muscle is still unknown. The aim of this study was to develop a device that mechanically stretches rat muscle to compare the force (N) required to stretch the soleus muscle of young and aged rats and the tibio-tarsal angle joint at neutral and...

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Autores principales: Zotz, Talita Gianello Gnoato, Zotz, Rafael, Guimarães, Ana Tereza Bittencourt, Goossen, Eduard, Gomes, Anna Raquel Silveira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6724461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508717
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2019/e629