The bilateral leg strength deficit is present in old, young and adolescent females during isokinetic knee extension and flexion

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 322-326

  Kuruganti, Usha ^a   Seaman, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Bilateral limb deficit; Gender; Isokinetic; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; VOLITION;

EID: 33745109301     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0188-7     Document Type: Article

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