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THIXOTROPY: STIFFNESS RECOVERY RATE IN RELAXED FROG MUSCLE
Author(s) -
Lakie M.,
Robson Lesley G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0144-8757
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1988.sp003137
Subject(s) - thixotropy , muscle stiffness , stiffness , anatomy , materials science , biophysics , biology , composite material
The stiffness of relaxed frog muscle is affected by its previous history of movement. The extent of this thixotropic effect is dependent on the size of the applied force (Lakie & Robson, 1988). The stiffness recovery following movement has now been studied at two temperatures, and has been shown to proceed at a logarithmically declining rate.