Changes in muscle function in response to 10 days of lower limb unloading in humans

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-70

  Berg, H E ^a   Tesch, P A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Inactivity; Isometric muscle actions; Maximum voluntary force; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0029880850     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1996.476217000.x     Document Type: Article

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