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Muscle Tonus

Known as: Muscle tone, Muscle Tension, Muscle Tightness 
The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal… 
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Review
1985
Review
1985
The "lead-induced colic" syndrome in lead intoxication.
Lead has a multiplicity of biologic effects. The universal occurrence of lead accounts for the continuous appearance of new… 
1982
1982
High K+,Na+-deficient solution inhibits tension, O2 consumption, and ATP synthesis in smooth muscle.
In guinea pig taenia coli, added 45.4 mM K+ induced a sustained contraction, increased the rate of oxygen consumption, and… 
1977
1977
Effect of EMG biofeedback and progressive muscle relaxation training on awareness of frontalis muscle tension.
Awareness of muscle tension, as estimated by a modification of the Kinsman et al. (1975) procedure for determining probability of… 
1976
1976
Effect of oestrogens on postexercise electrocardiogram.
The effect of three oestrogens (including an oestrogen-progestogen combination) on the postexercise electrocardiogram was studied… 
1974
1974
An electromyographic study of social facilitation: a test of the 'mere presence' hypothesis.
Integrated muscle action potentials were recorded from frontalis muscles as subjects listened to a tape-recorded story through… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Pharmacological studies of neutral saponins (GNS) of Panax Ginseng root.
Pharmacological studies of neutral saponins (GNS) of Panax Ginseng root, were performed. GNS showed CNS-depressant action in… 
1973
1973
Familial striatal degeneration.
Clinical history and pathologic findings are described in a disease occurring in two siblings and characterized by onset in… 
1963
1963
Hypnotic induction and "relaxation". An experimental study.
A number of investigators claim that "hypnotic induction" procedures are extremely effective in producing relaxation. Morphis 11… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
The distensibility of the systemic resistance blood vessels.
Summary. Tlie distensibility of the systematic resistance blood vessels has been quantitatively measured at known levels of a… 
Highly Cited
1945
Highly Cited
1945
PROLONGED POST-TRAUMATIC SYNDROMES FOLLOWING HEAD INJURY
1. A series of 125 late post-traumatic syndromes have been compared to 70 cases with acute head injuries, 30 cases with brain…