Variability of limb muscle size in young men

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-59

  Wakahara, Taku ^a   Takeshita, Kazumi ^a   Kato, Emika ^a,b   Miyatani, Masae ^c,d   Tanaka, Noriko I ^b,e   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^f   Kawakami, Yasuo ^a   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^g  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349100930     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20951     Document Type: Article

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