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. 2015 Apr 29;593(Pt 16):3493–3511. doi: 10.1113/JP270228

Table 3.

Muscle parameters

HAB HAD HFL GLU HAM RF VAS BFSH GAS SOL TA
Fmax (kN) 3 4.5 2 1.5 3 1.2 6 0.35 1.5 4 0.8
vmax (lopt s−1) 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 12
lopt (cm) 9 10 11 11 10 8 8 12 5 4 6
lslack (cm) 7 18 10 13 31 35 23 10 40 26 24

Fmax, maximum isometric force; vmax, the maximum contraction velocity of the CE; lopt, the optimal CE length; lslack, the SE slack length.