Influence of the muscle-tendon unit's mechanical and morphological properties on running economy

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 3345-3357

  Arampatzis, Adamantios ^a   De Monte, Gianpiero ^a   Karamanidis, Kiros ^a   Morey Klapsing, Gaspar ^a   Stafilidis, Savvas ^a   Brüggemann, Gert Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy exchange; Running economy; Running kinematics; Skeletal muscle; Tendon elasticity; Tendon stiffness; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; TENDONS; VIDEO RECORDING;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 33749560351     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02340     Document Type: Article

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