Control of ground reaction forces by hindlimb muscles during cat locomotion

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2752-2766

  Kaya, Motoshi ^a   Leonard, Tim R ^a   Herzog, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cat locomotion; Ground reaction force; Muscle coordination; Muscle force

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; KINEMATICS; LOADS (FORCES); MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

CAT LOCOMOTION; GROUND REACTION FORCE (GRF); MUSCLE COORDINATION; MUSCLE FORCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; CAT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; KINEMATICS; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; WALKING;

EID: 33750353460     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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