Comparison of eccentric knee extensor muscle actions at two muscle lengths on indices of damage and angle specific force production in humans

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 301-308

  Child, R B ^a   Saxton, J M ^b   Donnelly, A E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Exercise; Length force relationships; Muscle adaptation; Muscle function; Sarcomeres

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031744439     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640419808559358     Document Type: Article

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