Chemical change and mechanical response in stimulated muscle
- 15 July 1953
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences
- Vol. 141 (904) , 314-320
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1953.0045
Abstract
At a time when the mechanical response of stimulated muscle is barely beginning, its heat production has already reached its highest rate. The experiments described, employing a technique not far from the present limit of possible measurement, have confirmed the earlier conclusion that chemical change precedes mechanical shortening.Keywords
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