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There are many variables involved in the extension of plain muscle. These are (1) tone, (2) viscosity, (3) extending force, (4) tonic contraction, (5) adaptation, (6) change of contraction with length, (7) change of viscosity with length, (8) change of viscosity with time, (9) stretch, (10) restoring force.
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Communicated by Lt.-Col. S. S. Sokhey, i.m.s., f.a.sc.
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Singh, I. Isotonic extension of unstriated muscle. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 17, 20–26 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046188
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