Residual force enhancement after lengthening is present during submaximal plantar flexion and dorsiflexion actions in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-25

  Pinniger, Gavin J ^a,b   Cresswell, Andrew G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross bridge; Eccentric; Passive force enhancement; Skeletal muscle; Triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SARCOMERES;

EID: 33846142888     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00565.2006     Document Type: Article

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