The human force:velocity relationship; activity in the knee flexor and extensor muscles before and after eccentric practice

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 133-140

  Rutherford, O M ^a   Purcell, C ^a   Newham, D J ^a  

^a Guy's Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eccentric contractions; Force:velocity; Human skeletal muscle; Learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZATION; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0035112270     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000332     Document Type: Article

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