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Skeletal muscle gets some help down the stretch

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: JGP study (Woods et al. https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.202413679) suggests that stretch activation of fast-contracting skeletal muscle fibers might increase muscle endurance by boosting force production during fatigue.

Source: The Journal of General Physiology

DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202513866

Author: Ben Short

Institution: Rockefeller University Press

Language: English

Topic: Muscle Physiology and Disorders

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4413770010

FWCI: 0.261

Cites: 5

Cited by: 1

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