unfused tetanus
physiology
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muscle contractions
- In muscle: Twitch and tetanus responses
…with the stimulation, causing an unfused tetanus. It is possible to stimulate the muscle at a frequency between these extremes so that the tension developed by the muscle remains constant. This latter type of contraction is called a fused tetanus, and the rate of stimulation that produces it is called…
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