Understanding complex muscles in the rat hindlimb: Activations and actions

We present research examining the function of complex muscles in the rat hindlimb. Two related sets of experiments are described. In the first, we examine the degree of specificity in spinal pattern generators, assessing whether the pattern generators at birth are capable of differentially activatin...

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Published in:2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 2010-01, p.4502-4505
Main Authors: Tresch, M C, Klein, D A, Sang Hoon Yeo, Mullens, C, Sandercock, T, Pai, D K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computational modeling
Data models
Force
Muscles
Pediatrics
Predictive models
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Summary:We present research examining the function of complex muscles in the rat hindlimb. Two related sets of experiments are described. In the first, we examine the degree of specificity in spinal pattern generators, assessing whether the pattern generators at birth are capable of differentially activating intramuscular subdivisions in the complex hindlimb muscle biceps femoris. In the second, we describe a novel approach for creating a musculoskeletal model to capture the mechanical actions of individual muscles and evaluate its ability to capture the action of both simple and complex muscles in the rat hindlimb.
ISSN:1094-687X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626054