The development of a mechanical device to stretch skeletal muscle of young and old rats.

Talita Gianello Gnoato ZotzRafael ZotzAna Tereza Bittencourt GuimarãesEduard GoossenAnna Raquel Silveira Gomes

Published in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2019)

The device presented in this study is able to monitor the force necessary to stretch hindlimb rat muscles. Aged rats required less force than young rats to stretch the soleus muscle, and there was no difference regarding the tibio-tarsal angle between the two groups.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
single molecule
oxidative stress
middle aged
high resolution
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome