Principles of Force Gradation in Skeletal Muscles
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Principles of Force Gradation in Skeletal Muscles
A brief survey is given of how motoneurons and motor units are used for the gradation of muscle force during motor behavior. Basic properties of motoneurons and muscle fibers, including major kinds of functional specialization along the axis of 'fast' vs. 'slow', are reviewed. The principles underlying the rate and recruitment gradation of force are described, stressing that the properties of m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neural Plasticity
سال: 2003
ISSN: 2090-5904,1687-5443
DOI: 10.1155/np.2003.69