Isometric force production during changed-Gz episodes of parabolic flight

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-318

  Mierau, Andreas ^a   Girgenrath, Michaela ^a   Bock, Otmar ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

High gravity; Microgravity; Proprioception; Segmental reflexes; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLIGHT; FORCE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARABOLIC FLIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPINAL REFLEX; VIBRATION; WRIST;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CENTRIFUGATION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYPERGRAVITY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; PROPRIOCEPTION; REFLEX; SPACE SIMULATION; VIBRATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS; WRIST;

EID: 37049026917     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0591-8     Document Type: Article

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