Characteristics of Tetanic Force Produced by the Sternomastoid Muscle of the Rat

The sternomastoid (SM) muscle plays an important role in supporting breathing. It also has unique anatomical advantages that allow its wide use in head and neck tissue reconstruction and muscle reinnervation. However, little is known about its contractile properties. The experiments were run on rats...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stanislaw Sobotka, Liancai Mu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/194984