Influence of 90-day simulated microgravity on human tendon mechanical properties and the effect of resistive countermeasures

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2278-2286

  Reeves, N D ^a   Maganaris, C N ^a   Ferretti, G ^b   Narici, M V ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Flywheel exercise; Ultrasound; Unloading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMOMETRY; EXERCISE; FLYWHEEL EXERCISE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTAR FLEXION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TENSILE DEFORMATION; ULTRASOUND; UNLOADING; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; EXERTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 19444375733     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01266.2004     Document Type: Article

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