S. Louvet

Mechanical model of muscle contraction. 5. Tension rise after phase 1 of a length step

The paper develops a mechanical model to calculate tension rise during muscle contraction phases, showing high agreement with experimental results.

Mechanical model of muscle contraction. 4. Theoretical calculations of the tension during the isometric tetanus plateau and the tension exerted at the end of phase 1 of a length step

The paper develops a mechanical model of muscle contraction to calculate tension during isometric tetanus and phase 1 of a length step, incorporating viscosity to explain experimental observations.

Mechanical model of muscle contraction. 6. Calculations of the tension exerted by a skeletal fiber during a shortening staircase

This paper applies a mechanical model of muscle contraction to shortening staircases and derives the Force-Velocity relationship using experimental data from 1997.

Mechanical model of muscle contraction. 1. Force-velocity relationship

The paper develops a mechanical model of muscle contraction that links tension and shortening speed based on myosin head conformational changes and cross-bridge cycle dynamics, achieving high accuracy with physiological data.

Mechanical model of muscle contraction 2. Kinematic and dynamic aspects of a myosin II head during the working stroke

The paper develops a mechanical model of the myosin II head during the working stroke, deriving relationships between sarcomere shortening velocity and angular velocity, and estimating theoretical angles consistent with experimental values.

Mechanical model of muscle contraction. 3. The orientation of the levers belonging to the myosin heads in working stroke follows the same uniform law in all half-sarcomeres of an isometrically stimulated fiber

The paper models the mechanical behavior of myosin heads during muscle contraction and finds that the angle distribution of levers follows a uniform law across all half-sarcomeres in isometrically stimulated fibers.