Architectural and functional features of human triceps surae muscles during contraction

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 398-404

  Kawakami, Yasuo ^a   Ichinose, Yoshiho ^a   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastrocnemius and soleus muscles; Length force relationship; Pennate muscle; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0031880206     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.2.398     Document Type: Article

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