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Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Muscle Contraction > Isotonic Contraction

Preferred term

Isotonic Contraction  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • do not confuse with ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION

Scope note

  • Muscle contraction with negligible change in the force of contraction but shortening of the distance between the origin and insertion.

History note

  • 91(84); was see under MUSCLE CONTRACTION 1984-90

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007551

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