Interaction between fascicle and tendinous tissues in short-contact stretch-shortening cycle exercise with varying eccentric intensities

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 217-223

  Ishikawa, M ^a   Niemela E ^a   Komi, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Drop intensity; Dynamic movement; Elasticity; Tendon force; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FORCE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FASCICLE; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; TENDON; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELASTICITY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 21644475593     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01352.2004     Document Type: Article

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