A flexible lever system for quantitative measurements of mammalian muscle dynamics.

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Abstract
The design of a lever system that is capable of performing a wide range of myometric experiments is described. The system consists of an electromagnetic torque source, lightweight magnesium lever member, direct velocity transducer coil, and force transducer. By regulating the current supplied to the torque source, isometric, isotonic, constant velocity, and quick release-stretch experiments can be performed with the same basic lever system. This flexibility was not found in the conventional lever systems described in the literature. The over-all performance characteristics of this system have been shown by experimental data.

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