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Table 1 Contractile properties of EDL and extraocular muscles

From: Fatigue resistance of rat extraocular muscles does not depend on creatine kinase activity

 

TPT (ms)

HRT (ms)

PT/P0 (%)

P0 (N/cm2)

n

EDL

25.9 ± 0.5

25.4 ± 0.5

24.6 ± 1.7

24.2 ± 0.4

16

EOM

13.2 ± 0.4*

13.4 ± 0.4*

8.0 ± 0.6*

6.4 ± 0.2*

16

  1. TPT, time to peak twitch force; HRT, half-relaxation time; PT/P0, twitch-to-tetanus ratio; P0, maximal tetanic force. EOM = extraocular muscles. * P < 0.001 EDL vs. extraocular muscle.
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BMC Physiology

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