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. 2017 Aug 6;(126):55227. doi: 10.3791/55227
Type of experiment Frequency Duration Repetitions Muscle or Nerve stimulation Purpose
(Hz) (s)
Twitch Single pulse 1 Muscle Twitch force and kinetics
Rest 30
Twitch Single pulse 1 Nerve
Rest 30
Twitch Single pulse 1 Muscle
Rest 30
Twitch Single pulse 1 Nerve
Rest 120
Unfused tetanus 60 0.5 1 Nerve Force/frequency curves for nerve and muscle stimulations
Rest 120
Fused tetanus 100 0.5 1 Muscle
Rest 180
Unfused tetanus 40 0.5 1 Nerve
Rest 120
Unfused tetanus 20 0.5 1 Muscle
Rest 120
Unfused tetanus 80 0.5 1 Nerve
Rest 150
Unfused tetanus 80 0.5 1 Muscle
Rest 150
Unfused tetanus 20 0.5 1 Nerve
Rest 120
Fused tetanus 100 0.5 1 Muscle
Rest 150
Fused tetanus 100 0.5 1 Nerve
Rest 180
Unfused tetanus 60 0.5 1 Muscle
Rest 300
Fatigue paradigm 35 0.33 1 muscle stimulation followed by 14 nerve stimulations with a rest time of 0.67 s each, repeated 20 times Neurotransmission failure (NF)
Rest 900
Fatigue paradigm 80 0.33 1 muscle stimulation followed by 14 nerve stimulations with a rest time of 0.67 s each, repeated 20 times Neurotransmission failure (NF) and Intratetanic fatigue (IF)
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