A mathematical approach to the mechanical capabilities of limbs and fingers

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 629, Issue , 2009, Pages 619-633

  Valero Cuevas, Francisco J ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; FINGER; LIMB MOVEMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; TORQUE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; INNERVATION; JOINT; LIMB; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; EXTREMITIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; JOINTS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION;

EID: 61949477146     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-77064-2_33     Document Type: Article

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