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Descriptor
English
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Muscle Tonus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tono Muscular
Descriptor
Portuguese
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Tono Muscular
Synonyms
English
:
Muscle Tension
Tree Number:
G11.427.565
Definition
English
:
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)
See Related
English
:
Dystonia
Muscle Hypertonia
Muscle Hypotonia
History Note
English
:
72(70)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
ES
ethics
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
9323
Unique Identifier:
D009129
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