A simple model for fast planar arm movements; Optimising mechanical activation and moment-arms of uniarticular and biarticular arm muscles

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-201

  De Lussanet, Marc H E ^a,b   Alexander, R McNeill ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; TENDON; WEIGHT;

EID: 0031581663     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0278     Document Type: Article

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