Lower limb skeletal muscle function after 6 wk of bed rest

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 182-188

  Berg, H E ^a   Larsson, L ^b   Tesch, P A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

atrophy; electromyography; humans; inactivity; maximum voluntary strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0031028476     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.1.182     Document Type: Article

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