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. 2011 Jul 11;6(7):e21985. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021985

Table 1. Sarcomere and mitochondria deformation parameters.

Sarcomere Length (n = 17) Mitochondrial-Length (n = 17) Mitochondrial-Width (n = 17)
Extent of deformation (µm) −0.16±0.01 −0.08±0.01* 0.06±0.01*
Fractional deformation (%) −8.7±0.7 -8.3±0.7 6.2±0.3*
Time to peak deformation (ms) 54±3 63±5 59±4
Deformation duration to point of 50% relaxation (ms) 124±6 122±6 110±7
Deformation duration to point of 90% relaxation (ms) 162±8 159±8 152±7
Rest dimension (µm) 1.92±0.01 0.95±0.01* 0.98±0.01* , **

All data are presented as mean +/− SEM,

*P<0.05 vs. sarcomere,

**P<0.05 vs. mitochondrial-length.