TABLE 2.

Effects of age (mature/juvenile) and treatment (control/unloaded) on peak tension (N) at beginning (Initial) and conclusion (Final) of 5 min train of indirect (nerve) or direct (muscle) stimulation.

	Initial		Final
	Indirect stimulation*†	Direct stimulation*†	Indirect stimulation*	Direct stimulation*†
Juvenile, CTL	25.4 ± 4.5	33.2 ± 4.0	8.7 ± 1.7	19.1 ± 2.2
Juvenile, UL	5.1 ± 3.0	7.9 ± 2.4	4.6 ± 1.3	6.5 ± 1.4
Mature, CTL	42.6 ± 6.5	50.3 ± 5.9	12.2 ± 2.5	22.0 ± 2.9
Mature, UL	28.1 ± 4.9	31.8 ± 4.9	9.2 ± 2.5	15.1 ± 3.0

Values are mean ± SE, N = 10/group.

*Indicates significant (P ≤ 0.05) main effect for age (Mature > Juvenile).

^†Indicates significant (P ≤ 0.05) main effect for treatment (CTL > UL).

CTL, control; UL, unloaded.