Skeletal Muscle Fatigue

Authors

Jane A. Kent-Braun, University of Massachusetts ‐ Amherst
Robert H. Fitts, Marquette UniversityFollow
Anita Christie, University of Massachusetts ‐ Amherst

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

5-1-2012

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Comprehensive Physiology

Source ISSN

2040-4603

Abstract

Skeletal muscle fatigue is defined as the fall of force or power in response to contractile activity. Both the mechanisms of fatigue and the modes used to elicit it vary tremendously. Conceptual and technological advances allow the examination of fatigue from the level of the single molecule to the intact organism. Evaluation of muscle fatigue in a wide range of disease states builds on our understanding of basic function by revealing the sources of dysfunction in response to disease.

Comments

Comprehensive Physiology, Vol. 2 (2012): 997-1044. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Kent-Braun, Jane A.; Fitts, Robert H.; and Christie, Anita, "Skeletal Muscle Fatigue" (2012). Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 646.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bio_fac/646