Muscle-tendon unit mechanical and morphological properties and sprint performance

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1035-1046

  Stafilidis, Savvas ^a   Arampatzis, Adamantios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

In vivo; Running; Skeletal muscle; Tendon elasticity; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VELOCITY; ADOLESCENT; ELASTICITY; GERMANY; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TENDONS;

EID: 34447550440     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600951589     Document Type: Article

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