Variable | Time points of measurement | |||||
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Before LC | 2 days after LC | 7 days after LC | 14 days after LC | 18 days after LC | 21 days after LC | |
Rat body weighta | ||||||
Control (12) | 244.4 ± 3.6 | 255.9 ± 3.2 | 279.3 ± 2.2 | 311.9 ± 3.1 | 324.8 ± 5.3 | 334.5 ± 5.7 |
LC-alone (12) | 244.0 ± 2.9 | 258.2 ± 4.4 | 279.9 ± 2.0 | 311.1 ± 2.4 | 323.8 ± 2.6 | 332.8 ± 3.2 |
LC+Stretch (11) | 248.4 ± 2.9 | 254.8 ± 2.4 | 275.1 ± 1.5 | 304.3 ± 3.2 | 317.6 ± 3.5 | 325.2 ± 3.9 |
Maximal isometric torque (mNm)b | ||||||
Control (12) | 36.9 ± 1.0 | 38.3 ± 1.2 | 43.6 ± 0.9 | 46.1 ± 1.2 | 47.5 ± 1.5 | 49.8 ± 1.1 |
LC-alone (12) | 36.4 ± 1.3 | 8.9 ± 0.3** | 16.1 ± 0.5** | 29.8 ± 0.5** | 35.4 ± 0.8** | 39.4 ± 0.7** |
LC+Stretch (11) | 34.9 ± 0.7 | 8.6 ± 0.6** | 17.8 ± 0.5** | 31.0 ± 0.6** | 37.7 ± 0.8** | 41.1 ± 0.5** |