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h-index: 20
Works: 80
Citations: 1,216

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Residual force enhancement in myofibrils and sarcomeres
V. Joumaa, T. Leonard, Walter Herzog
2008Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences146 citations Open access
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The origin of passive force enhancement in skeletal muscle.
V. Joumaa, D. Rassier, T. Leonard, W. Herzog
2008American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology134 citations
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Energy cost of force production is reduced after active stretch in skinned muscle fibres.
V. Joumaa, Walter Herzog
2013Journal of Biomechanics85 citations
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Mysteries of muscle contraction.
W. Herzog, T. Leonard, V. Joumaa, A. Mehta
2008Journal of Applied Biomechanics75 citations
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Passive force enhancement in single myofibrils
V. Joumaa, D. Rassier, T. Leonard, W. Herzog
2007Pflügers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology73 citations
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Decreased force enhancement in skeletal muscle sarcomeres with a deletion in titin
K. Powers, K. Nishikawa, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2016Journal of Experimental Biology57 citations
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New insights into force depression in skeletal muscle
V. Joumaa, B. MacIntosh, W. Herzog
2012Journal of Experimental Biology44 citations Open access
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Force depression in single myofibrils.
V. Joumaa, Walter Herzog
2010Journal of applied physiology42 citations
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New insights into the passive force enhancement in skeletal muscles.
Eun-Jeong Lee, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2007Journal of Biomechanics42 citations
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Passive stiffness changes in soleus muscles from desmin knockout mice are not due to titin modifications
J. Anderson, V. Joumaa, Laurence Stevens, C. Neagoe +4 more
2002Pflügers Archiv35 citations
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Influence of residual force enhancement and elongation of attached cross‐bridges on stretch‐shortening cycle in skinned muscle fibers
Atsuki Fukutani, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2017Physiological Reports33 citations Open access
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The three filament model of skeletal muscle stability and force production.
W. Herzog, T. Leonard, V. Joumaa, M. Duvall +1 more
2012Molecular & cellular biomechanics : MCB33 citations
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Energy cost of isometric force production after active shortening in skinned muscle fibres
V. Joumaa, Alex Fitzowich, W. Herzog
2017Journal of Experimental Biology31 citations Open access
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Effects of fiber type on force depression after active shortening in skeletal muscle.
V. Joumaa, Geoffrey A. Power, Brandon Hisey, A. Caicedo +2 more
2015Journal of Biomechanics27 citations Open access
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Titin force enhancement following active stretch of skinned skeletal muscle fibres
K. Powers, V. Joumaa, A. Jinha, E. Moo +3 more
2017Journal of Experimental Biology26 citations Open access
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Intermittent stretch training of rabbit plantarflexor muscles increases soleus mass and serial sarcomere number.
D. De Jaeger, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2015Journal of applied physiology26 citations Open access
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Calcium sensitivity of residual force enhancement in rabbit skinned fibers.
V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2014American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology25 citations Open access
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The force-length relationship of mechanically isolated sarcomeres.
Walter Herzog, V. Joumaa, T. Leonard
2010Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology24 citations
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Optimal length, calcium sensitivity and twitch characteristics of skeletal muscles from mdm mice with a deletion in N2A titin
A. Hessel, V. Joumaa, Sydney Eck, W. Herzog +1 more
2019Journal of Experimental Biology22 citations
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An activatable molecular spring reduces muscle tearing during extreme stretching.
T. Leonard, V. Joumaa, Walter Herzog
2010Journal of Biomechanics21 citations
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Stiffness of hip adductor myofibrils is decreased in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
T. Leonard, J. Howard, Kelly Larkin-Kaiser, V. Joumaa +5 more
2019Journal of Biomechanics18 citations Open access
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The history-dependent features of muscle force production: A challenge to the cross-bridge theory and their functional implications.
D. Hahn, Seong-won Han, V. Joumaa
2023Journal of Biomechanics17 citations
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Effect of Active Lengthening and Shortening on Small-Angle X-ray Reflections in Skinned Skeletal Muscle Fibres
V. Joumaa, Ian C. Smith, Atsuki Fukutani, T. Leonard +4 more
2021International Journal of Molecular Sciences14 citations Open access
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Relationship of muscle morphology to hip displacement in cerebral palsy: a pilot study investigating changes intrinsic to the sarcomere
Kelly Larkin-Kaiser, J. Howard, T. Leonard, V. Joumaa +5 more
2019Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research14 citations Open access
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The distinctive mechanical and structural signatures of residual force enhancement in myofibers
A. Hessel, Michel N. Kuehn, Bradley M. Palmer, Devin Nissen +7 more
2024Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America11 citations Open access
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Modeling Thick Filament Activation Suggests a Molecular Basis for Force Depression
Shuyue Liu, Christopher P. Marang, Mike K. Woodward, V. Joumaa +5 more
2023bioRxiv10 citations Open access
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The mechanical and biochemical properties of tail tendon in a rat model of obesity: Effect of moderate exercise and prebiotic fibre supplementation.
J. Rios, L. Ko, V. Joumaa, Shuyue Liu +5 more
2019Journal of Biomechanics10 citations Open access
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Force properties of skinned cardiac muscle following increasing volumes of aerobic exercise in rats.
K. Boldt, J. Rios, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2018Journal of applied physiology10 citations Open access
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The distinctive mechanical and structural signatures of residual force enhancement in myofibers
A. Hessel, Michel N. Kuehn, B. Palmer, Devin Nissen +7 more
2023bioRxiv9 citations Open access
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Collagenase treatment decreases muscle stiffness in cerebral palsy: A preclinical ex vivo biomechanical analysis of hip adductor muscle fiber bundles
Jason J. Howard, V. Joumaa, Karyn G. Robinson, Stephanie K. Lee +7 more
2023Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology9 citations
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Evidence for Actin Filament Structural Changes after Active Shortening in Skinned Muscle Bundles
V. Joumaa, Ian C. Smith, Atsuki Fakutani, T. Leonard +3 more
20189 citations Open access
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Does partial titin degradation affect sarcomere length nonuniformities and force in active and passive myofibrils?
V. Joumaa, Fanny Bertrand, Shuyue Liu, Sophia V. Poscente +1 more
2018American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology9 citations Open access
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Reconsidering assumptions in the analysis of muscle fibre cross-sectional area.
Abel Mebrahtu, I. Smith, Shuyue Liu, Z. Abusara +3 more
2024Journal of Experimental Biology8 citations Open access
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Residual and passive force enhancement in skinned cardiac fibre bundles.
K. Boldt, Seong-won Han, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2020Journal of Biomechanics7 citations
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Mechanical Function of Cardiac Fibre Bundles is Partly Protected by Exercise in Response to Diet-induced Obesity in Rats.
K. Boldt, J. Rios, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2020Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme7 citations
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Multiscale analysis of Klf10's impact on the passive mechanical properties of murine skeletal muscle.
Y. Tatarenko, M. Li, P. Pouletaut, M. Kammoun +5 more
2023Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials6 citations Open access
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Fast stretching of skeletal muscle fibres abolishes residual force enhancement.
Shuyue Liu, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2022Journal of Experimental Biology6 citations Open access
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Mechanical Adaptations of Skinned Cardiac Muscle in Response to Dietary-Induced Obesity During Adolescence in Rats.
K. Boldt, Graham Z. MacDonald, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2020Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme6 citations Open access
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Multiscale Passive Mechanical Characterization of Rodent Skeletal Muscle
P. Pouletaut, Y. Tatarenko, M. K. Chakouch, M. Li +5 more
2023IRBM5 citations Open access
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Mechanical and Structural Remodeling of Cardiac Muscle after Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Training in Rats
K. Boldt, V. Joumaa, J. Turnbull, P. Fedak +1 more
2021Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise5 citations Open access
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Moderate aerobic exercise, but not dietary prebiotic fibre, attenuates losses to mechanical property integrity of tail tendons in a rat model of diet-induced obesity.
Stephanie Crites, V. Joumaa, J. Rios, A. Sawatsky +3 more
2021Journal of Biomechanics5 citations
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Maximal active force in skinned muscle fibres from children with cerebral palsy.
V. Joumaa, Faizan Syed, Jason J. Howard, Gavin K Thomas +7 more
2025Journal of Biomechanics4 citations Open access
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Characterizing residual and passive force enhancements in cardiac myofibrils.
Seong-won Han, K. Boldt, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2023Biophysical Journal4 citations Open access
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Energy Cost of Force Production After a Stretch-Shortening Cycle in Skinned Muscle Fibers: Does Muscle Efficiency Increase?
V. Joumaa, Atsuki Fukutani, W. Herzog
2021Frontiers in Physiology4 citations Open access
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Cardiac Ventricular Muscle Mechanical Properties Through the First Year of Life in Sprague-Dawley Rats.
K. Boldt, V. Joumaa, Graham Z. MacDonald, J. Rios +1 more
2020Mechanisms of Ageing and Development3 citations
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On the mechanics of single sarcomeres.
Walter Herzog, V. Joumaa, T. Leonard
2010Molecular & cellular biomechanics : MCB3 citations
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Skeletal Muscle Composition and the Effects of Exercise and/or Prebiotic Fiber in Preventing Diet Related Morbidities
H. de Brito Fontana, J. Rios, J. Michaiel, R. Seerattan +4 more
2025Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2 citations Open access
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Effect of pre-activation force on active force generation in skeletal muscle.
E. Moo, V. Joumaa, Walter Herzog
2025Journal of Biomechanics1 citations Open access
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BPS2025 - Effect of freezing on the mechanical properties of skinned muscle cells
V. Joumaa, Birtej Mangat, C. Roberts, Mahmoud Abu Sara +3 more
2025Biophysical Journal1 citations Open access
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Effect of active shortening and stretching on the rate of force re-development in rabbit psoas muscle fibres.
Spencer R Ames, V. Joumaa, W. Herzog
2022Journal of Experimental Biology1 citations Open access
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