Effects of different duration contractions on elasticity, blood volume, and oxygen saturation of human tendon in vivo

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 445-455

  Kubo, Keitaro ^a   Ikebukuro, Toshihiro ^b   Yaeshima, Katsutoshi ^a   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KOKUSHIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Isometric; Oxygen saturation; Plantar flexion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE RECOVERY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; TENDON; TIME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANKLE JOINT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD VOLUME; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 67349165833     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1037-2     Document Type: Article

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