Tetanus refers to the maximal, sustained contraction of a skeletal muscle, resulting from continuous stimulation that causes a very high frequency of action potentials.
Tetanus is the maximum, sustained contraction of a skeletal muscle that occurs when the muscle is stimulated at a very high frequency of action potentials.
| Front | tetanus |
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| Back | The maximal, sustained contraction of a skeletal muscle, caused by a very high frequency of action potentials elicited by continual stimulation. |
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