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J Appl Physiol 62: 1556-1561, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 62, Issue 4 1556-1561, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Time dependence of series elasticity in tracheal smooth muscle

C. Y. Seow and N. L. Stephens

The stress-strain curve for the series elastic component (SEC) of tracheal smooth muscle was obtained by quick releasing the muscle from isometric tension to various afterloads and measuring the elastic recoils (SEC lengths) at a specific time after stimulation. A family of such curves was obtained by releasing the muscle at different points in time during contraction. Stiffnesses of the SEC (slopes of the stress-strain curves) at a specific stress level calculated from these curves (constant-stress stiffness) showed significant difference from one another. The same difference can also be characterized by the slope of the linear stiffness-stress curve, the constant A. The constant A during a 10-s isometric contraction was maximal at 2 s. It then decreased with time. This stiffness behavior is only seen when the effect of stress is held constant or eliminated. If stress is allowed to increase with time as it does during a tetanus then stiffness appears to increase monotonically. The SEC stiffness during active contraction was found to vary within the boundaries of the stiffness of muscle in rigor (upper limit) and that at resting state (lower limit).


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