Muscle and tendon properties during menstrual cycle

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-143

  Kubo, K ^a   Miyamoto, M ^b   Tanaka, S ^b   Maki, A ^b   Tsunoda, N ^b   Kanehisa, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KOKUSHIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isometric; Knee extension; Plantar flexion; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TENDON; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; TENDONS;

EID: 62349107002     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1104573     Document Type: Article

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