Effect of an increase in gravity on the power output and the rebound of the body in human running

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2333-2346

  Cavagna, G A ^a   Heglund, N C ^b   Willems, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gravity; Human; Locomotion; Running

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MALE; MANNED; PARABOLIC FLIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SHORT DURATION;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; PARABOLIC FLIGHT; SHORT DURATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING;

EID: 21444450335     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01661     Document Type: Article

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