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A METHOD has been developed for measuring small rapid volume changes occurring in a muscle during a single twitch. In order to achieve the necessary sensitivity and speed of response, a capacitance transducer has been developed which uses a commercially available detector-amplifier circuit (the ‘Dynagage’, from Photocon Products). The changes are displayed on a cathode-ray oscilloscope. Single gastrocnemius and sartorius muscles from Rana pipiens are used.
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ABBOTT, B., BASKIN, R. Determination of Small Rapid Volume Changes in a Muscle during Activity. Nature 186, 1055 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/1861055a0
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