Human skeletal muscle architecture studied in vivo by non-invasive imaging techniques: Functional significance and applications

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-103

  Narici, Marco ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Muscle; Muscle contraction; Muscle mechanics

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

EID: 0033018199     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(98)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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