Elastic properties of muscle-tendon complex in long-distance runners

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 181-187

  Kubo, Keitaro ^a   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^a   Kawakami, Yasuo ^a   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compliance; Elastic energy utilization; Endurance training; Ultrasonography; Vastus lateralis muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ENDURANCE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TENDON; TORQUE; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0033986903     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050028     Document Type: Article

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