Architectural characteristics of vastus lateralis muscle and jump performance in young men

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-123

  Alegre, L M ^a   Aznar, D ^a   Delgado, T ^a   Jimenez F ^a   Aguado, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fascicle length; Jump tests; Muscle architecture; Pennation angle; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO CULTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JUMPING; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STUDENT; THICKNESS; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 15944383729     PISSN: 03067297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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