Microchambers and macrochambers in heel pads: Are they functionally different?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2227-2231

  Hsu, Chih Chin ^b   Tsai, Wen Chung ^b   Wang, Chung Li ^c   Pao, Sun Hua ^a   Shau, Yio Wha ^a,d   Chuan, Yu Shuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBOUND; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34447522032     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01137.2006     Document Type: Article

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