Non-uniform strain distribution in papillary muscles.
Measurements of surface strains were made on small segments of intact papillary muscles of cats and rabbits. The measured strain is found to be non-uniform, both along the length and across the diameter of the papillary. This observation introduces difficulty in interpreting the data from experiments on the mechanics of the papillary muscle.
D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D011817:Rabbits