Behavior of fascicles and the myotendinous junction of human medial gastrocnemius following eccentric strength training

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 819-827

  Duclay, Julien ^a   Martin, Alain ^a   Duclay, Alice ^b   Cometti, Gilles ^b   Pousson, Michel ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Fascicle angle; Fascicle length; Stiffness; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TORQUE; TRAINING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67049137234     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21297     Document Type: Article

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