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Fig. 5 | Critical Care

Fig. 5

From: Mechanical ventilation causes diaphragm dysfunction in newborn lambs

Fig. 5

Diaphragm muscle fiber function in mechanically ventilated newborn lambs. a Representative examples of plots of absolute isometric force generation after exposure to calcium by diaphragm myofibrils isolated from CTL, MV, and MV+SD lambs. b Group mean maximal isometric specific force (normalized to cross-sectional area). c Group mean rate of force development (Kact). d Group mean rate of force redevelopment after acute shortening (Ktr). e Group mean rate of relaxation (Krel). *p < 0.05 for CTL (n = 5) versus MV (n = 4) or MV+SD (n = 6)

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