Anatomical predictors of maximum isometric and concentric knee extensor moment

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 869-878

  Blazevich, Anthony J ^b,c   Coleman, David R ^a,b   Horne, Sara ^b   Cannavan, Dale ^b  

^a ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concentric; Fascicle; Moment arm; Muscle architecture; Muscle strength; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049105594     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0972-7     Document Type: Article

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