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. 2011 Jul 25;589(Pt 18):4615–4631. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.209924

Table 4.

Contractile properties of the EDL for the group treated groups

Water only W-Ex (–)-Epi Only (–)-Epi-Ex
Pt (N cm−2) 3.6 ± 0.4 2.3 ± 0.8 3.3 ± 0.6 1.5 ± 0.6*
P0 (N cm−2) 21 ± 2 21 ± 3 20 ± 4 17 ± 4
Pt/P0 0.17 ± 0.03 0.10 ± 0.03 0.18 ± 0.05 0.07 ± 0.02**
F50 (Hz) 72 ± 4 85 ± 5† 68 ± 5 87 ± 4*
nH 4.9 ± 0.2 5.2 ± 0.2 5.3 ± 0.2 4.3 ± 0.3*

The data are means ± SEM. Pt, twitch tension; P0, maximal tetanic tension; F50, frequency of stimulation to evoke 50% of P0; nH, Hill coefficient.

*

P < 0.05, (–)-Epi vs. (–)-Epi-Ex

**

P < 0.05, water vs. (–)-Epi-Ex

†

P < 0.05, water vs. W-Ex.