Effects of aging on force, velocity, and power in the elbow flexors of males

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 587-592

  Toji, Hideki ^a   Kaneko, Masahiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Force velocity relationship; Muscle power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELBOW; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38349184866     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.26.587     Document Type: Article

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