Activation Heat in Muscle: Method for Determination
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- 8 January 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 147 (3654) , 162-163
Abstract
By varying the interval between two stimuli it is possible to measure the activation heat in a skeletal muscle twitch. The method depends upon finding a range of stimulus intervals where complete mechanical fusion exists and where there is a plateau in the heat production. At 0°C, and when muscles are at normal body length, activation heat represents about 40 percent of the heat in an isometric twitch.Keywords
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