Why muscle is an efficient shock absorber

Why muscle is an efficient shock absorber

Skeletal muscles power body movement by converting free energy of ATP hydrolysis into mechanical work. During the landing phase of running or jumping some activated skeletal muscles are subjected to stretch. Upon stretch they absorb body energy quickly and effectively thus protecting joints and bone...

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Main Authors: Bershitsky, Sergey Y., Koubassova, Natalia A., Kopylova, Galina V., Fernandez, Manuel, Narayanan, Theyencheri, Tsaturyan, Andrey K., Ferenczi, Michael Alan
Other Authors: Csernoch, Laszlo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97373
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19605

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https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97373
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19605

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