Effects of physical training and detraining, immobilisation, growth and aging on human fascicle geometry

Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1003-1017

  Blazevich, Anthony J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATHLETE; BED REST; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCLE LENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; TRAINING; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

AGING; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 33751545837     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 01121642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200636120-00002     Document Type: Review

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