Table 1

Contractile properties of EDL and extraocular muscles


TPT (ms)
HRT (ms)
PT/P0 (%)
P0 (N/cm2)
n

EDL
25.9 ± 0.5
25.4 ± 0.5
24.6 ± 1.7
24.2 ± 0.4
16
EOM
13.2 ± 0.4*
13.4 ± 0.4*
8.0 ± 0.6*
6.4 ± 0.2*
16

TPT, time to peak twitch force; HRT, half-relaxation time; PT/P0, twitch-to-tetanus ratio; P0, maximal tetanic force. EOM = extraocular muscles. * P < 0.001 EDL vs. extraocular muscle.

McMullen et al. BMC Physiology 2005 5:12   doi:10.1186/1472-6793-5-12