Bibliographic record
Abstract
We have studied the mechanical properties of the crossbridges of canine saphenous venous smooth muscle during activation by electrical stimulation. A length-tension relationship study showed that at optimal length (1o) the maximum isometric tension (Po) developed was 87.9 mN/mm2. Resting tension at 1o was only 6% Po, which indicates a very compliant muscle. Active tension was observed at muscle lengths greater than 0.3 1o. The maximum shortening capacity was 0.65 1o. Force-velocity and series elastic characteristics were determined by the method of quick release to a set of load clamps applied during the course of an isometric contraction. The data were fitted by the hyperbolic Hill equation. Estimated maximum shortening velocity at zero load (Vo) an index of the crossbridge cycling rate) was 0.26 1o/s which was attained early in the contraction (5 s after the stimulation). A 11.9% decline in Vo was observed at the plateau of the contraction which occurred at 15 s. The stress (sigma)-strain (epsilon) curve for the series elastic component could be approximated by the equation sigma = B[exp(A epsilon)-1], where A = 76.51 (1/1o), B = 2.89 mN/mm2 at 5 s and A = 61.49 (1/1o), B = 1.85 mN/mm2 at 15 s. Like other smooth muscles, in general, saphenous vein develops considerable isometric tension and has a high shortening capacity but a low shortening velocity. The reduction in shortening velocity that occurs after 5 s in an isometric contraction is probably due to the development of so-called latch bridges.
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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