Effect of body tilt on calf muscle performance and blood flow in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2249-2258

  Egaña, Mikel ^a   Green, Simon ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endurance; Fatigue; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY TILT; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOOT SOLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTAR FLEXOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 19444368462     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01235.2004     Document Type: Article

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