A mathematical model for predicting relative muscle force with a perturbation analysis of selected muscle parameters |
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| Authors: | B A Young M A Ashley |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | A mathematical model is presented that predicts relative muscle forces using a minimum of experimentally derived input data. Tests of this model against literature values for maximum muscle force of four cat hindlimb muscles show a maximum error of only 5%. A perturbation analysis using this model demonstrates its sensitivity and applicability, as well as the congruence between this model and previous theoretical discussions of muscle function. |
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