Structure and function of the ankle dorsiflexor muscles in young and moderately active men and women

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2416-2424

  Holmbäck, Anna Maria ^a   Porter, Michelle M ^c   Downham, David ^d   Andersen, Jesper L ^e   Lexell, Jan ^a,b,f  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Muscle contraction; Muscle fibers; Sex characteristics; Skeletal

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0344845277     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00517.2002     Document Type: Article

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