Muscle Tonus

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)

Year introduced: 1972(1970)

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Tree Number(s): G11.427.565

MeSH Unique ID: D009129

Entry Terms:

• Tonus, Muscle
• Muscle Tension
• Tension, Muscle
• Muscular Tension
• Tension, Muscular
• Muscle Tightness
• Tightness, Muscle

Previous Indexing:

• Muscle Contraction (1966-1969)

See Also:

• Dystonia
• Muscle Hypertonia
• Muscle Hypotonia

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Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
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Muscle Tonus