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Mechanical properties of fast and slow skeletal muscle with special reference to collagen and endurance training.
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It is supposed that the properties of collagen partly explain the capacity of slow muscles to maintain posture and to perform prolonged dynamic work and the effects of training on the tensile properties indicate the close relationship between intramuscular collagen and the endurance capacity of muscles.About:
This article is published in Journal of Biomechanics.The article was published on 1984-01-01. It has received 158 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Endurance training & Skeletal muscle.read more
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Control of fresh meat quality through manipulation of muscle fiber characteristics
TL;DR: Several potential factors including breed, genotype, sex, hormone, growth performance, diet, muscle location, exercise and ambient temperature are proposed that can be used to manipulate muscle fiber characteristics and subsequently meat quality in animals.
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A mechanism for altered flexibility in human skeletal muscle.
TL;DR: It is concluded that reflex EMG activity does not limit the range of movement during slow stretches and that the increased range of motion achieved from training is a consequence of increased stretch tolerance on the part of the subject rather than a change in the mechanical or viscoelastic properties of the muscle.
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Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and Potential Mechanisms for the Repeated Bout Effect
TL;DR: There is little consensus as to the actual mechanism of the repeated bout effect, but it is possible that the phenomenon occurs through the interaction of various neural, connective tissue and cellular factors that are dependent on the particulars of the eccentric exercise bout and the specific muscle groups involved.
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Passive properties of human skeletal muscle during stretch maneuvers : A review
TL;DR: Recent findings regarding passive properties of the hamstring muscle group during stretch are reviewed based on a model that was developed which could synchronously and continuously measure passive hamstring resistance and electromyographic activity, while the velocity and angle of stretch was controlled.
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Muscle strength and its development. New perspectives.
TL;DR: This review focuses on the role of the nervous system in the development of strength, emphasising that the measure of human performance known as strength can be influenced by a variety of neurophysiological processes.
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Modifications of a specific assay for hydroxyproline in urine
TL;DR: Several modifications of a specific chemical assay for hydroxyproline in urine are presented which make the procedure more rapid without reducing its specificity or accuracy.
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Preparation and characterization of the different types of collagen.
E J Miller,R K Rhodes +1 more
TL;DR: This chapter presents methods generally applicable to the preparation of native collagen from a variety of sources, conducted at relatively low temperatures, in the range of 4-8 °C, to minimizes bacterial growth, enhances the solubility of native collagens, and ensures the retention of native conformation on the part of the Solubilized Collagens.
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The short range stiffness of active mammalian muscle and its effect on mechanical properties
Peter M. H. Rack,D. R. Westbury +1 more
TL;DR: The tension in tetanized cat soleus and lateral gastrocnemius muscles was measured during alternating lengthening and shortening movements.
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The abrupt transition from rest to activity in muscle.
TL;DR: The internal mechanical condition of an excited muscle has been examined by applying quick stretches at various moments after a maximal shock, suggesting that contraction is set up inside by the arrival of some chemical substance diffusing inwards after liberation a t the surface.
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