How muscles deal with real-world loads: The influence of length trajectory on muscle performance

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3377-3385

  Marsh, Richard L ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Jumping; Power output; Running; Stability; Velocity dependent activation; Work loop

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033389037     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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