Phenotypic plasticity and functional asymmetry in response to grip forces exerted by intercollegiate tennis players

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 566-577

  Lucki, Natasha C ^a   Nicolay, Christopher W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENNIS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; STUDENTS; TENNIS;

EID: 34447333094     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20632     Document Type: Article

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