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Figure 7


Fig. 7. (A) Length–tension curves for the depressor mandibulae muscle (N=3). At resting length (arrow), the muscle is at its optimum length (L0), and a small amount of passive tension (~0.1 N) is present. Below resting length, active and passive tension decline rapidly. Colors represent different individuals (lines are best least-squares fit to third-order polynomials). Black dotted line represents mean for all individuals combined. (B) Force–velocity curves for the depressor mandibulae muscle (N=3). For the three individuals, Vmax was 3.74, 3.62, and 3.48 ML s–1. P=observed force, P0=maximum isometric force, V=observed velocity, Vmax=maximum shortening velocity. Colors represent different individuals (lines are best least-squares fit to Eqn 7). Black dotted line represents mean for all individuals combined.





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