Normalized lengthening peak torque is associated with temporal twitch characteristics in elderly women but not young women

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-62

  Cannon, J ^a   Kay, D ^a   Tarpenning, K M ^a   Marino, F E ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Eccentric contractions; Electromyography; Knee extensor; Neuromuscular factors; Normalized torque; Peak torque; Twitch contractile properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE LIGAMENT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; LINEAR MODELS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 33747294467     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2006.01606.x     Document Type: Article

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