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The effect of isometric short-term electrical stimulation on denervated muscle
Muscle & Nerve
|February 1, 1987
Abstract:
Electrical stimulation was applied daily for 20 minutes to denervated rabbit extensor digitorum longus muscle. One group was stimulated with short tetani, another with 1-Hz frequency, using isometric contractions for both. Tetanic stimulation induced severe fibrosis and is harmful to denervated muscle. One Hertz stimulation retarded denervation-induced fatigue and atrophy, as well as slowing of contraction time.