Temperature‐dependence of shortening velocity and rate of isometric tension development in rat skeletal muscle

1. The temperature‐dependence of the maximum velocity of shortening and of the maximum rate of isometric tension development were examined in a rat fast twitch muscle, extensor digitorum longus (e.d.l.), and a slow twitch muscle, soleus, in vitro and with direct stimulation. The temperature range was 35‐20 °C.

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