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Fig. 1 | Skeletal Muscle

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From: Absence of the Z-disc protein α-actinin-3 impairs the mechanical stability of Actn3KO mouse fast-twitch muscle fibres without altering their contractile properties or twitch kinetics

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MyoRobot biomechatronics system. a Displays a schematics setup of the automated robotised system, whose functionality is centred around an optical force transducer, a voice-coil actuator and a 34-well rack housing bioactive solutions. b Diagram of the attachment points of force transducer and voice-coil between which the single muscle fibre is mounted; the fibre is shown in red. Upon immersion in different wells or by precisely elongating its extension, active and passive force recordings can be carried out in an automated fashion. c Shows a photograph of the MyoRobot with the 34-well rack removed to show the optics system used to record the muscle fibre diameter in a transmission illumination setting

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Skeletal Muscle

ISSN: 2044-5040

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