Age and contraction type influence motor output variability in rapid discrete tasks

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 489-498

  Christou, Evangelos A ^a   Carlton, Les G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric; Eccentric; Isokinetic; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KNEE; LEG; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036021797     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00335.2001     Document Type: Article

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