Human gastrocnemius medialis pennation angle as a function of age: From newborn to the elderly

Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 293-298

  Binzoni, Tiziano ^a,b   Bianchi, Stefano ^a   Hanquinet, Sylviane ^a   Kaelin, Andre ^a   Sayegh, Yasmine ^a   Dumont, Merak ^a   Jéquier, Sigrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Centre Médical Universitaire   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Human; Pennation angle; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035464715     PISSN: 13453475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa.20.293     Document Type: Article

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