The influence of ageing on the force-velocity-power characteristics of human elbow flexor muscles

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 387-395

  Valour, D ^a   Ochala, J ^a   Ballay, Y ^a   Pousson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Elbow flexors muscles; Electromyograph; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HILL REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX;

EID: 0037380747     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(02)00265-6     Document Type: Article

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