The two asymmetries of the bouncing step

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 739-742

  Cavagna, Giovanni A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Running

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; TENDONS;

EID: 76649115892     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1179-2     Document Type: Article

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