Stiffness and muscle function with age and reduced muscle use

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 409-414

  Brown, M ^a   Fisher, J S ^a   Salsich, G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); STIFFNESS; TENDONS; TISSUE;

MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; SKELETAL MUSCLE FUNCTION;

MUSCLE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; IMMOBILIZATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032990138     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100170317     Document Type: Article

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