The landing-take-off asymmetry of human running is enhanced in old age

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1571-1578

  Cavagna, G A ^a   Legramandi, M A ^a   Peyre Tartaruga L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age; Force velocity relation; Locomotion; Muscle; Running

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 46949088330     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.013805     Document Type: Article

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