Abstract
Yielding of muscle force occurs when a muscle is stretched by a sufficiently large amount. A higher velocity of stretch requires a larger stretch to cause yielding, and the preyield stiffness is constant. The yield is attributed to cross-bridge disengagement and the velocity sensitivity to a mechanical filtering of this event.
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Nichols, T.R. (1984). Velocity Sensitivity of Yielding during Stretch in the Cat Soleus Muscle. In: Pollack, G.H., Sugi, H. (eds) Contractile Mechanisms in Muscle. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 37. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4703-3_72
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