title: Specific tension of human elbow flexor muscles.
abstract: Human muscle has a specific tension that is similar to that of other mammalian skeletal muscle. Further, it appears that with the appropriate application of present imaging capabilities, the specific tension of human muscle can be defined more precisely.
authors.affiliation: Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Edgerton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Apor
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*