Greater initial adaptations to submaximal muscle lengthening than maximal shortening

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1677-1682

  Hortobágyi, Tibor ^a   Barrier, Jason ^a   Beard, David ^a   Braspennincx, John ^a   Koens, Peter ^a   Devita, Paul ^a   Dempsey, Line ^a   Lambert, Jean ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross education; electromyography; exercise; fatigue; muscle

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG LENGTHENING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAINING;

EID: 0029825988     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.4.1677     Document Type: Article

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