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Temperature Effect on the Rates of Isometric Force Development and Relaxation in the Fresh and Fatigued Human Adductor Pollicis Muscle

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de Ruiter, C. J., Jones, D. A., Sargeant, A. J., de Haan, A.·1999·Experimental Physiology
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-445x.1999.01895.x
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SUMMARY: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of temperature on the rates of isometric force development and relaxation in electrically activated fresh and fatigued human adductor pollicis muscle. Following immersion of the lower arm for 20 min in water baths of four different temperatures, muscle temperatures were approximately 37, 31, 25 and 22°C. Maximal isometric force was reduced by 16.8 ± 1.5% at 22°C. The stimulation frequency‐force and ‐rate of force development relationships were shifted to the left at lower temperatures. Q10 values for the maximal rates of force development and relaxation, and the times for 100 to 50% and 50 to 25% force relaxation, were about 2.0 between 37 and 25°C and about 3.8 between 25 and 22°C. However, the time for 50 to 25% force relaxation had a relatively high Q10 value between 25 and 22°C (6.9) and this parameter also appeared to be more sensitive to fatigue compared to the other indices of relaxation. Nevertheless, the effect of fatigue on all parameters decreased with cooling over the entire (37‐22°C) temperature range.

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  • Human skeletal muscle is capable of producing >10 maximum isometric forces per second.

    “to accurately measure the high RFD that human skeletal muscle is capable of producing (>10 maximum isometric forces per second) (de Ruiter et al. 1999)”

    From Rate of force development: physiological and methodological considerations (2016) · cites this paper as de Ruiter et al. 1999

    The Force recording and stimulation section defines rate of force development relative to maximal isometric force, and the Rate of force development section reports high maximal rates in the human adductor pollicis. The passages in our copy do not give a rate establishing the claimed threshold of more than 10 maximal isometric forces per second. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • The force signal should be sampled at ≥1 kHz to accurately measure the high RFD that human skeletal muscle is capable of producing.

    “The force signal should be sampled at a high frequency (≥1 kHz; ≥1 data point per millisecond) for several reasons: (1) to accurately measure the high RFD that human skeletal muscle is capable of producing (>10 maximum isometric forces per second) (de Ruiter et al. 1999);”

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    The Rate of force development section (page unavailable) reports high maximal RFD in the human adductor pollicis, supporting the cited rationale in general. The available text does not establish the stated >10 maximum isometric forces per second threshold. The ≥1 kHz sampling recommendation is not stated in the paper and appears to be the citing authors’ recommendation rather than a finding directly attributed to this citation. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
de Ruiter, C. J., Jones, D. A., Sargeant, A. J., & de Haan, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Birmingham (GB)
  • Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
ORCID
Jones, D. A.
Venue
Experimental Physiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1999-11
Volume
84
Issue
6
Pages
1137-1150
ISSN
  • 0958-0670 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-445X
DOI
10.1111/j.1469-445x.1999.01895.x
OpenAlex
W2142405680
Cited by
174
References
25
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FWCI
3.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
Keywords
temperature effects, isometric force development, force relaxation, adductor pollicis, muscle fatigue, Q10, muscle temperature, human skeletal muscle
MeSH terms
Adult, Electric Stimulation, Female, Humans, Isometric Contraction, Male, Muscle Relaxation, Temperature, Muscle, Skeletal, Muscle Fatigue

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