Estimation of active force-length characteristics of human vastus lateralis muscle

Acta Anatomica

Volumn 159, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 78-83

  Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Force length relationship; Isometric contraction; Tendon compliance; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; COMPLIANCE; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; TENDONS; TORQUE;

EID: 0031447914     PISSN: 00015180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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