Muscle Tonus
"Muscle Tonus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D009129
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.565
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Tonus- Muscle Tonus
- Tonus, Muscle
- Muscle Tightness
- Tightness, Muscle
- Muscular Tension
- Tension, Muscular
- Muscle Tension
- Tension, Muscle
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Tonus" by people in Profiles.
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Hall IP, Hill SJ. Effects of isozyme selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors on bovine tracheal smooth muscle tone. Biochem Pharmacol. 1992 Jan 09; 43(1):15-7.
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Hamed AT, Lokhandwala MF, Jandhyala BS. Comparative evaluation of the factors regulating vascular resistance in dogs, anesthetized with morphine-chloralose or pentobarbital. Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther. 1981 Feb; 249(2):264-74.