Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

2009 Edition
| Editors: Marc D. Binder, Nobutaka Hirokawa, Uwe Windhorst

Concentric Contraction

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_1171

Definition

A period of muscle activity during which the length of the muscle fibers decreases.

 Energy/Energetics

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