In vivo intramuscular fascicle-aponeuroses dynamics of the human medial gastrocnemius during plantarflexion and dorsiflexion of the foot

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1276-1284

  Shin, David D ^a   Hodgson, John A ^b   Edgerton, V Reggie ^a   Sinha, Shantanu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cine velocity encoded phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging; Fascicle length; Fascicle strain; Gear ratio; Pennation angle

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FLEXOR REFLEX; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350096551     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91598.2008     Document Type: Article

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