In vivo Measurement of Knee Extensor Muscle Function in Mice

SUMMARY

Quantification of knee extensor maximal strength is imperative to understand functional adaptations to aging, disease, injury, and rehabilitation. We present a novel method to repeatedly measure in vivo knee extension isometric peak tetanic torque.

Date Published: 03/04/2021, doi: 10.3791/62211-v

Brightwell, C. R., Graber, T. G., Brightwell, B. D., Borkowski, M., Noehren, B., Fry, C. S. In vivo Measurement of Knee Extensor Muscle Function in Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (169), e62211, doi:10.3791/62211 (2021).

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