Table 3.
Twitch characteristics after 1 or 3 months of IGF exposure
Properties of single twitch | Injected 1 month | Control 1 month | Injected 3 months | Control 3 months |
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Total contraction time (ms) | 193.3 ± 55.5 | 253.8 ± 103.5 | 258.2 ± 76.5* | 258.2 ± 76.5* |
Time to peak force (ms) | 17.8 ± 6.6 | 27.0 ± 9.1 | 26.5 ± 1.8 | 30.8 ± 3.0 |
Half-relaxation time (ms) | 13.0 ± 1.6 | 12.8 ± 1.5 | 15.0 ± 1.9* | 12.7 ± 1.0 |
Max dF/dt (g/s) | 626.0 ± 81.6* | 533.9 ± 83.7 | 889.5 ± 95.6* | 760.2 ± 70.8 |
Time to max dF/dt (ms) | 6.3 ± 2.8* | 20.8 ± 5.8 | 17.5 ± 1.8* | 22.8 ± 3.0 |