A. Hinks

Residual force enhancement is not altered while force depression is amplified at the cellular level in old age

The study examines residual force enhancement and depression in old age, finding that force depression is amplified at the cellular level while force enhancement remains unchanged.

Age-related differences in the loss and recovery of serial sarcomere number following disuse atrophy in rats

This study compares age-related differences in serial sarcomere number recovery and muscle function after disuse in young and old rats, finding older rats recover longitudinal morphology better than parallel morphology.

Residual force enhancement decreases when scaling from the single muscle fibre to joint level in humans

This study compares residual force enhancement (rFE) at the single fibre and joint levels in humans, finding greater rFE at the single fibre level and non-responder phenomena only at the joint level.

Age-related blunting of serial sarcomerogenesis and mechanical adaptations following 2 weeks of maximal eccentric resistance training

This study shows that eccentric resistance training increases serial sarcomere number and improves mechanical function in young rats but causes impairments in older rats.

Ultrasonographic measurements of fascicle length overestimate adaptations in serial sarcomere number

This study shows that ultrasound-derived fascicle length measurements overestimate increases in serial sarcomere number by ~5% in rat plantar flexor muscles following chronic stretch.

An increase in serial sarcomere number induced via weighted downhill running improves work loop performance in the rat soleus