In vivo human gastrocnemius architecture with changing joint angle at rest and during graded isometric contraction

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 496, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 287-297

  Narici, M V ^a,b   Binzoni, T ^b,c   Hiltbrand, E ^c   Fasel, J ^b   Terrier, F ^c   Cerretelli, P ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029905778     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021685     Document Type: Article

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