Repeated contractions alter the geometry of human skeletal muscle

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2089-2094

  Maganaris, Constantinos N ^a   Baltzopoulos, Vasilios ^a   Sargeant, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Curvature; Fascicular length; In vivo; Pennation angle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GEOMETRY; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; EXERCISE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; EXERCISE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 0036892766     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00604.2002     Document Type: Article

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