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The mechanical properties of oesophageal striated muscle in the cat and sheep.
Author(s) -
Floyd K,
Morrison J F
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
the journal of physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.802
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1469-7793
pISSN - 0022-3751
DOI - 10.1113/jphysiol.1975.sp010996
Subject(s) - isometric exercise , striated muscles , anatomy , chemistry , tension (geology) , tetanus , biophysics , biology , medicine , materials science , pathology , compression (physics) , vaccination , composite material
1. A study has been made of the mechanical behaviour of isolated strips of cat and sheep oesophageal muscle. 2. At 37 degrees C, time to peak tension in an isometric twitch was about 80 ms in both muscles. Tetanic fusion frequency was 30 s‐minus 1, twitch: tetanus ratio 0.4–0.47, and maximum velocity of shortening was 3 lengths. s‐minus1. 3. The results are compared with the prperties of other muscles.