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during a muscle twitch, the period occurs between the stimulus and the increase in the force of contraction.
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Explanation:

In muscle - twitch physiology, the latent period is the time delay between the application of a stimulus and the start of muscle contraction force increase. This is due to the series of events like excitation - contraction coupling that must occur before the muscle actually starts to contract.

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latent