The effect of muscle length on motor uni
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D. W. Linden; C. G. Kukulka; G. L. Soderberg
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Article
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1991
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Muscle length influences the contractile properties of muscle in that when muscle is lengthened the relaxation phase of the muscle twitch is prolonged and when muscle is shortened, the relaxation phase is shorter in duration. As a result, the force exerted by active motor units varies with muscle le