A miniature force transducer system was developed to detect and quantitate the contractile events of the hindgut and oviduct of the stable fly. The system readily distinguishes recorded changes in contractile force over a range from 350μg to 35 mg on myographs of these tissue preparations.
Keywords: Force Transducer; Mechanical action of muscle; Myographs
Copyright: © 1990 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
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Accepted: Aug 31, 1989