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As pointed out by Hoyle (1983), the 10 000-fold range of shortening speeds among different kinds of muscle (cf. Prosser 1960) may be possible because of differences in the mode and rate of activation; however, adaptations in the contractile machinery itself could be equally important. In the following we shall be concerned with structures and mechanisms responsible for slowness or fastness.
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Rüegg, J.C. (1986). Diversity of Fast and Slow Striated Muscle. In: Calcium in Muscle Activation. Zoophysiology, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96981-2_6
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