Journal article
Contractile properties of human motor units in health, aging, and disease
Abstract
The primary function of skeletal muscle is to produce force for postural control and movement. Although the contractile properties of the whole muscle are useful functional indicators, they do not accurately reflect the heterogeneity of the constituent motor units (MUs) and their changes in health and disease. However, data on the contractile properties of human MUs, in comparison to other animal species, are relatively sparse. This, in part, …
Authors
Chan KM; Doherty TJ; Brown WF
Journal
Muscle & Nerve, Vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 1113–1133
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
9 2001
DOI
10.1002/mus.1123
ISSN
0148-639X