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Contractile properties of EDL and extraocular muscles |
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| TPT (ms) |
HRT (ms) |
PT/P0 (%) |
P0 (N/cm2) |
n |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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