Acting on an impulse (or two): Advantages of high-frequency tetanic onset in skeletal muscle

J Gen Physiol. 2017 Mar 6;149(3):297-300. doi: 10.1085/jgp.201711763. Epub 2017 Feb 17.

Abstract

Moss et al. highlight why high-frequency bursts at the onset of tetany increase force development in fast-twitch skeletal muscle fibers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Biophysical Phenomena
  • Calcium*
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Troponin C*

Substances

  • Troponin C
  • Calcium