Myograph
A myograph is any device used to measure the force produced by a muscle when under contraction.[1] Such a device is commonly used in myography, the study of the velocity and intensity of muscular contraction.[2]
A myograph can take several forms: for tubular structures such as blood vessels these include the pressure myograph (where a segment of a blood vessel is cannulated at either or both ends) and the wire myograph (where the blood vessel segment is threaded onto a pair of pins or wires); for skeletal muscle other devices such as the acceleromyograph can be used.
References
- ^ Blood, Douglas C.; Studdert, Virginia P. (Jan 15, 1999). Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7020-2788-8.
- ^ Urdang, Laurence. -Ologies &- Isms: A Thematic Dictionary (2 ed.). Gale Research Co. ISBN 978-0-8103-1055-1.