Effect of one stretch a week applied to the immobilized soleus muscle on rat muscle fiber morphology
We determined the effect of stretching applied once a week to the soleus muscle immobilized in the shortened position on muscle fiber morphology. Twenty-six male Wistar rats weighing 269 ± 26 g were divided into three groups. Group I, the left soleus was immobilized in the shortened position for 3 w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004001000005 |