Differences in quadriceps muscle strength and fatigue between lean and obese subjects

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-59

  Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^a   Jubeau, Marc ^b   Munzinger, Urs ^a   Bizzini, Mario ^a   Agosti, Fiorenza ^c   De Col, Alessandra ^c   Lafortuna, Claudio L ^d   Sartorio, Alessandro ^c  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOIMAGING AND PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fat free mass; Isokinetic; Isometric; Power; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

EID: 34548265074     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0471-2     Document Type: Article

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