Age-related differences in the force generation capabilities and tendon extensibilities of knee extensors and plantar flexors in men

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1252-1258

  Kubo, Keitaro ^a   Ishida, Yoshie ^b   Komuro, Teruaki ^c   Tsunoda, Naoya ^c   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^a   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Joshibi University of Art and Design ^*  (Japan)

^c KOKUSHIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENDON;

EID: 37349033851     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.11.1252     Document Type: Article

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