Since the maximal achievable knee flexion angle remained constant in the pre and post trial we could also measure any possible passive mechanical alteration of the VL tendon and aponeurosis as a shift in the angle where the knee joint exerted zero torque (torque/angle shift).
Metamorphism of the Ongeluk Formation does not exceed prehnite-pumpellyite facies, so that the effects of ancient passive subseafloor hydrothermal alteration are still plain to see (Gutzmer et al. 2001).
Alterations in passive mechanical properties of muscles can influence spine stiffness and stability.
These cognitive defects were associated with series of alterations in passive, active and synaptic properties of EC neurons, including (i) reduced CC, (ii) increased firing activity and (iii) enhanced sEPSC frequencies.
These behaviors resemble the cluster of symptoms observed in psychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorder (MDD), which are characterized by "passive coping" (helplessness) and alterations in autonomic and endocrine functioning [3].
The same group also reported alterations in passive permeability or diffusion of compounds with low extraction values [ 59].
The steep changes observed during hyperpolarizing threshold electrotonus were consistent with 'fanning-out' (Kaji, 1997) and may support alterations in passive membrane properties related to smaller axonal diameter, shortened internodes and thinned myelin.
The present study has provided novel insight into the pathophysiology of spinal muscular atrophy, with identification of functional abnormalities involving axonal K+ and Na+ conductances and alterations in passive membrane properties, the latter linked to the process of neurodegeneration.
His films require some work and the gradual alteration of passive, sensation-seeking viewing habits.
However, based on our observations, we prefer to hypothesize more dynamic alterations rather than passive atrophy of the muscle fibers.
