The force-velocity relationship of the human soleus muscle during submaximal voluntary lengthening actions

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 191-198

  Pinniger, G J ^a   Steele, J R ^a   Cresswell, Andrew G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Eccentric; Isokinetic; Nerve block; Triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERTION; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NERVE BLOCK; PERONEAL NERVE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; VOLITION;

EID: 0242720238     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0893-4     Document Type: Article

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