Effect of reduced gravity on the preferred walk-run transition speed

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 821-826

  Kram, Rodger ^a   Domingo, Antoinette ^a   Ferris, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; Froude number; gait; gravity; human; locomotion; reduced gravity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MALE; NASA DISCIPLINE MUSCULOSKELETAL; NON-NASA CENTER; RUNNING; WALKING;

NASA DISCIPLINE MUSCULOSKELETAL; NON-NASA CENTER;

ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; WALKING;

EID: 0031080093     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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