Gender differences in peak muscle performance during growth

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 274-280

  Dore E ^a   Martin, R ^a   Ratel, S ^a   Duche P ^a   Bedu, M ^a   Van Praagh, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cross sectional survey; Gender; Growth; Scaling; Short term muscle power

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG LENGTH; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 18344391879     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821001     Document Type: Article

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