Changes in the elastic properties of tendon structures following 20 days bed-rest in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 463-468

  Kubo, K ^a   Akima, H ^a   Kouzaki, M ^a   Ito, M ^a   Kawakami, Y ^a   Kanehisa, H ^a   Fukunaga, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

In vivo; Inactivity; Stiffness; Ultrasonography; Vastus lateralis muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BED REST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TENDON; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; BED REST; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 0034536946     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000309     Document Type: Article

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