growth/size/body
• body weight is slightly decreased
• however, weight of the gastrocnemius muscle is not different
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muscle
• maximum isometric torque normalized by the whole weight of the plantar flexor muscles is decreased
• passive stiffness of tibialis anterior muscle fibers is decreased
• however, post-tetanic potentiation is unchanged in plantar flexor muscles and calcium-activated force in anterior muscle fibers is unchanged
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