In vivo measurements of the triceps surae complex architecture in man: Implications for muscle function

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 512, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 603-614

  Maganaris, Constantinos N ^a   Baltzopoulos, Vasilios ^a   Sargeant, Anthony J ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; IN VIVO STUDY; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE THICKNESS; REST;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANKLE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0032532177     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.603be.x     Document Type: Article

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