The isolated and combined effects of menstrual cycle phase and time-of-day on muscle strength of eumenorrheic females

Chronobiology International

Volumn 21, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 645-660

  Bambaeichi, E ^a,c   Reilly, Thomas ^a   Cable, N T ^a   Giacomoni, M ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diurnal variation; Interaction; Menstrual cycle; Muscle strength; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; LUTEAL PHASE; MEASUREMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TORQUE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OVULATION;

EID: 4544384670     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120039206     Document Type: Article

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