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. 2013 Jun 18;104(12):2662–2670. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.04.057

Table 3.

Stretch activation kinetics of Drosophila jump muscles

r2 (s−1) r3 (s−1)a r4 (s−1) n
Control 305.3 ± 36 299.4 ± 35.1 6.3 ± 0.8 11
EMB 134.1 ± 4.6a 126 ± 4.6a 7.3 ± 0.9 11

Values are mean ± SE; n, number of fibers; r2, rate of phase 2, r3, rate of phase 3, r4, rate of phase 4 (see Fig. 1).

a

P < 0.05, significantly different from control, Student’s t-test. Measurements were made at pCa 5.0, 8 mM Pi and 15°C.