Ethnic differences in triceps surae muscle-tendon complex and walking economy

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 511-518

  McCarthy, John P ^a   Hunter, Gary R ^a   Larson Meyer, D Enette ^b   Bamman, Marcas M ^c   Landers, Kathleen A ^a   Newcomer, Bradley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Magnetic resonance imaging; Race; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEGRO; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; WALKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TENDONS; WALKING;

EID: 33748994278     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/17395.1     Document Type: Article

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