The effect of pre‐stretch on mechanical efficiency of human skeletal muscle

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 323-329

  BOSCO, C ^a,b   MONTANARI, G ^b   TARKKAI, I ^c   LATTERI, F ^d   COZZI, M ^b   IACHELLI, G ^d   FAINA, M ^e   COLLI, R ^e   MONTE, A DAL ^e   LA ROSA, M ^f   RIBACCHI, R ^g   GIOVENALI, P ^g   CORTILI, G ^h   SAIBENESS, F ^h  

^a Kuortane Sports Institute   (Finland)

^b Centro Ricerche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e Istituto di Medicina dello Sport   (Italy)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^h CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

muscle efficiency; muscle elasticity; muscle mechanics; stretch shortening cycle.

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ELASTICITY; MUSCLE MECHANICS; NORMAL HUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELASTICITY; EXERTION; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RUNNING;

EID: 0023572239     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: 1365201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1987.tb08246.x     Document Type: Article

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