Older adults are less steady during submaximal isometric contractions with the knee extensor muscles

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1004-1012

  Tracy, Brian L ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Motor control; Muscle strength; Steadiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036092555     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00954.2001     Document Type: Article

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