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Interactions of Skeletal Muscles

Muscle Twitch Contraction

Muscle Twitch Contraction

The time between stimulation and contraction is termed the latent period. After contraction the muscle relaxes back to a resting level of tension. Together these three periods form a single muscle twitch,

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