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MeSH Heading: Isotonic Contraction
Tree Number(s): G11.427.494.493
Unique ID: D007551
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007551
Annotation: do not confuse with ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION
Scope Note: Muscle contraction with negligible change in the force of contraction but shortening of the distance between the origin and insertion.
Previous Indexing: Muscle Contraction (1966-1983); Muscles (1966-1983)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under MUSCLE CONTRACTION 1984-90
History Note: 91(84); was see under MUSCLE CONTRACTION 1984-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1983/06/15
Revision Date: 2016/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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