The relation between sarcomere length and active tension in isolated semitendinosus fibres of the frog

1. The relation between sarcomere length and tetanic tension at various states of shortening was investigated in single frog semitendinosus fibres that were subjected to different degrees of prestretch (2·45‐3·0 μ).

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