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variable gearing: a standalone construct

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Biomechanics

change in the ratio of whole-muscle to fiber shortening velocity in pennate muscle as fibers rotate, depending on load.

In biomechanics, variable gearing refers to change in the ratio of whole-muscle to fiber shortening velocity in pennate muscle as fibers rotate, depending on load. This meaning comes from Azizi (2008) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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References

Azizi, E., Brainerd, E. L., & Roberts, T. J. (2008). Variable gearing in pennate muscles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(5), 1745-1750. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0709212105

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