Force depression after active shortening has been observed in different muscle
preparations. It has been assumed that force depression is caused by the development of …

The smallest contractile unit in striated muscles is the sarcomere. Although some of the
classic features of contraction assume a uniform behavior of sarcomeres within myofibrils …

The steady-state isometric force after active shortening of a skeletal muscle is lower than the
purely isometric force at the corresponding length. This property of skeletal muscle is known …

The aim of this study was to investigate force depression in Type I and Type II muscle fibers.
Experiments were performed using skinned fibers from rabbit soleus and psoas muscles …

Residual force enhancement has been observed following active stretch of skeletal muscles
and single fibres. However, there has been intense debate whether force enhancement is a …

When a skeletal muscle that is actively producing force is shortened or stretched, the
resulting steady-state isometric force after the dynamic phase is smaller or greater …

When a muscle is stretched during a contraction, the resulting steady-state force is higher
than the isometric force produced at a comparable sarcomere length. This phenomenon …

Force depression following muscle shortening was investigated in cat soleus (n= 6) at 37° C
for a variety of contractile conditions with the aim to test the hypotheses that force depression …

In a recent manuscript, Edman (1996) reported that force depression following shortening
was a transient phenomenon. A transient response would not fit into the mechanism of force …

The depression of isometric force after active shortening is a well-accepted characteristic of
skeletal muscle, yet its mechanisms remain unknown. Although traditionally analyzed at …