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The Biophysics of Contraction
An Apparatus for Measuring Tensile Forces in a Muscle
Muscle
tendon and clamp
tendon and
clamp
L
Force Transducer
An Ideal Elastic Material-- Compliance Plot
An Ideal Elastic Material-- Elastance Plot
More About Elastance (Stiffness) and Compliance
Non-Linear Effects
Hysteresis
The Effect of Stretching a Relaxed Muscle ("Passive Stretch")
The Effect of Stretch on a Contracting Muscle ("Active Stretch")
Calculation of Contractile Forces vs. Length
Contractile Force and Muscle Length
Explanation for Active Force vs. Length
Latent Period
Overloads on Muscles
A Mechanical Model of a Muscle
Viscous Loss
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