Allometric scaling of isometric biceps strength in adult females and the effect of body mass index

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 701-710

  Zoeller, Robert F ^a   Ryan, Eric D ^b   Gordish Dressman, Heather ^c   Price, Thomas B ^d   Seip, Richard L ^e   Angelopoulos, Theodore J ^f   Moyna, Niall M ^g   Gordon, Paul M ^h   Thompson, Paul D ^e   Hoffman, Eric P ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^g DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^h WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Body mass index; Muscle cross sectional area; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53749100399     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0819-2     Document Type: Article

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