Twitch muscle

A muscle contraction (also known as a muscle twitch or simply twitch) occurs when a muscle fiber generates tension through the action of actin and myosin cross-bridge ...

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Hello! Does a muscle contract stronger when the frequency of the nerve impulses is higher? (Just a guess; ... units are recruited last. Large motor units are the ones having fastest and largest twitch contraction, thus producing greatest force.

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... difference between us and felines isnt so much as cardiac and skeletal muscles, for example. With cats I'd say much of it is indeed down to more ... action of a jump. I imagine cats have disproportionately more 'fast-twitch' muscle than 'slow twitch' muscles in their legs, though I'm out of ...

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