L'énergétique du muscle strié
(1973) Louvain médical — Vol. 92, n° 1, p. 73-80 (1973)
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Maréchal, Georges 
- Abstract
- The contracting muscle produces mechanical work and releases heat. The associate chemical reactions are briefly detailed. Their speed is closely governed by the mechanical effort required from the muscle : it increases if the muscle produces an effort on the outside world, while it decreases if the muscle receives such effort (during forced stretching). The muscle, however, is not a machine able to transform reversibly chemical energy into mechanical energy. The ba¬lance between mobilized chemical energy and mechanical (and thermal) energy released by the contracting muscle is not always observed. At the beginning of a tetanus or during prolonged tetanus, the production of heat exceeds that expected from concomitant chemical reactions. We consequently draw the conclusion, that one (or several) processes not yet identi¬fied are at work.
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Maréchal, G. (1973). L’énergétique du muscle strié. Louvain médical, 92(1), 73-80. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/214224 (Original work published 1973)