Frequency-domain study of the mechanical response of living striated muscle.
Small-amplitude sinusoidal displacements, in the frequency range 4-100 Hz, were applied to intact whole frog sartorius muscle whilst in a state of tetanus. At low frequencies the muscle was observed to do oscillatory work, while at higher frequencies it tended towards elastic behaviour. Frequency-response plots obtained were compared with those from other muscle preparations. Results were interpreted in terms of mechano-chemical transduction properties of muscle.
D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*
D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases