Does elastic energy enhance work and efficiency in the stretch-shortening cycle?

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-496

  Van Schenau, Gerrit Jan Ingen ^a   Bobbert, Maarten F ^a   De Haan, Arnold ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; ELASTICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; JUMPING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; REVIEW; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERMODYNAMICS; WORK;

EID: 0343171809     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.13.4.389     Document Type: Review

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