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Isotonic Contraction

Known as: Isotonic Contractions, Contraction, Isotonic, isotonic muscle contraction 
Muscle contraction with negligible change in the force of contraction but shortening of the distance between the origin and insertion.
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1989
1989
M2 muscarinic receptors on the iris sphincter muscle differ from those on iris noradrenergic nerves.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Agonist-induced isotonic contraction of cultured mesangial cells after multiple passage.
Contractile cells under conditions of prolonged culture lose their ability to contract in the usual manner (i.e., isotonically… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Isotonic contraction of skinned muscle fibers on a slow time base: effects of ionic strength and calcium
The force development by calcium-activated skinned frog skeletal muscle fibers and the motion on a slow time base after a quick… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A model of cardiac muscle mechanics and energetics.
1973
1973
Myocardial oxygen consumption in experimental hypertrophy and congestive heart failure due to pressure overload.
1972
1972
Mechanics of cardiac muscle, based on Huxley's model: simulation of active state and force-velocity relation.
1972
1972
Myocardial oxygen consumption during isotonic and isolumic contractions in the intact heart.
BURNS, JOHN W., AND JAMES W. COVELL. Myocardial oxygen consumption during isotonic and isovolumic contractions in the intact… 
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1971
Highly Cited
1971
Effects of abrupt load alterations on force—velocity—length and time relations during isotonic contractions of heart muscle: load clamping
1. Abrupt alterations in load (load‐clamping) have been imposed on cat papillary muscles during the course of isotonic shortening… 
1970
1970
Energy Production in Cardiac Isotonic Contractions
The energy output of rabbit papillary muscle is examined and it is shown that there is more energy liberated in an afterloaded… 
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1960
Highly Cited
1960
Motor-unit action-potential counts. Their significance in isometric and isotonic contractions.
Muscle action-potential counts may be coveniently recorded by electronic counters. Total counts for a chosen time interval may be… 
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