Paper · 315465

The effect on tension of non-uniform distribution of length changes applied to frog muscle fibres.

Julian FJ and 1 other. J Physiol, 1979. Cited by 238 papers, by iCite.

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Title: The effect on tension of non-uniform distribution of length changes applied to frog muscle fibres.; PubMed
Journal: J Physiol; PubMed
Year: 1979; PubMed
Publication types: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; PubMed
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/315465/; PubMed
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1979.sp012895; PubMed
PMC: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1280719/; PubMed
The journal: https://conductscience.org/library/journal-index/0266262; PubMed
Citations, by iCite: 238; iCite
Relative citation ratio, by iCite: 9.63; iCite
Revised in PubMed: 2019-05-09; PubMed

Authors2

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Order	Author	Forename	Kind	ORCID iD
1	Julian FJ	F J
2	Morgan DL	D L

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MeSH term	Major
Muscle Contraction	Major topic
Muscles	Major topic
Animals
Anura
Biomechanical Phenomena
In Vitro Techniques
Rana temporaria

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References13

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Order	PMID	Title	Journal	Year	In Papers	Source
1	14,145,317	MUSCLE.	Annu Rev Physiol	1964	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/14145317	PubMed
2	13,717,107	The maximum length for contraction in vertebrate straiated muscle.	J Physiol	1961	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/13717107	PubMed
6	315,464	Intersarcomere dynamics during fixed-end tetanic contractions of frog muscle fibres.	J Physiol	1979	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/315464	PubMed
7	309,001	Enhancement of mechanical performance by stretch during tetanic contractions of vertebrate skeletal muscle fibres.	J Physiol	1978	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/309001	PubMed
8	308,539	Further characterization of the enhancement of force by stretch during activity in single muscle fibres of the frog [proceedings].	J Physiol	1978	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/308539	PubMed
9	306,433	Cross-bridge detachment and sarcomere 'give' during stretch of active frog's muscle.	J Physiol	1978	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/306433	PubMed
10	301,188	A-band length, striation spacing and tension change on stretch of active muscle.	J Physiol	1977	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/301188	PubMed
11	24,220	Sarcomere length non-uniformity in relation to tetanic responses of stretched skeletal muscle fibres.	Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci	1978	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/24220	PubMed
12	27,795	The Croonian Lecture, 1977. Stretch activation of muscle: function and mechanism.	Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci	1978	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/27795	PubMed
13	306,839	Helicoids in the T system and striations of frog skeletal muscle fibers seen by high voltage electron microscopy.	Biophys J	1978	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/306839	PubMed

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Cited by121

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41,727,951	Central motor commands to human elbow joint muscles during simultaneous changes in their force and length: a preliminary study.	Front Physiol	2026	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/41727951	PubMed
40,193,853	Nanometer scale difference in myofilament lattice structure of muscle alters muscle function in a spatially explicit model.	PLoS Comput Biol	2025	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/40193853	PubMed
39,604,261	Bayesian estimation of muscle mechanisms and therapeutic targets using variational autoencoders.	Biophys J	2025	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/39604261	PubMed
38,274,042	Gaining new understanding of sarcomere length non-uniformities in skeletal muscles.	Front Physiol	2023	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/38274042	PubMed
37,243,921	How to estimate the sarcomere size based on oblique sections of skeletal muscle.	J Anat	2023	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/37243921	PubMed
37,077,309	Linking muscle architecture and function in vivo: conceptual or methodological limitations?	PeerJ	2023	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/37077309	PubMed
36,653,512	Effects of shortening velocity on the stiffness to force ratio during isometric force redevelopment suggest mechanisms of residual force depression.	Sci Rep	2023	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/36653512	PubMed
35,036,100	Corticospinal excitability remains unchanged in the presence of residual force enhancement and does not contribute to increased torque production.	PeerJ	2022	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/35036100	PubMed
34,445,232	Effect of Active Lengthening and Shortening on Small-Angle X-ray Reflections in Skinned Skeletal Muscle Fibres.	Int J Mol Sci	2021	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/34445232	PubMed
34,337,885	Residual force enhancement in humans: Is there a true non-responder?	Physiol Rep	2021	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/34337885	PubMed

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