Journal article
Effect of temperature on post-tetanic potentiation in human dorsiflexor muscles
Abstract
The effect of temperature on post-tetanic potentiation (PTP) has been examined in the muscles of small mammals but not in human skeletal muscle. We examined PTP in the ankle dorsiflexor muscles of 10 young men by evoking twitches before and after a 7-second tetanus at 100 Hz in a control (room air approximately 21 degrees C) condition and after immersion of the lower leg in warm (45 degrees C) and cold (10 degrees C) water baths for 30 min. …
Authors
Gossen ER; Allingham K; Sale DG
Journal
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 49–58
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
January 1, 2001
DOI
10.1139/y00-107
ISSN
0008-4212