Gender-specific knee extensor torque, flexor torque, and muscle fatigue responses during maximal effort contractions

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 134-141

  Pincivero, Danny M ^a   Gandaio, Claudio B ^a   Ito, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric; Gender differences; Isokinetic; Regression; Slope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORQUE; VOLUNTEER; WORK;

EID: 0038604804     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0739-5     Document Type: Article

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