Rises in whole muscle passive tension of mammalian muscle after eccentric contractions at different lengths

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1224-1234

  Whitehead, N P ^a   Morgan, D L ^b   Gregory, J E ^a   Proske, U ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Contracture; Eccentric exercise; Muscle damage; Sarcomeres

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE;

EID: 0042130546     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00163.2003     Document Type: Article

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