Muscle morphology and jump performance: Gender and intermuscular variability

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 320-326

  Alegre, L M ^a   Lara, A J ^b   L elvira, J L ^c   Aguado, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Quadriceps muscle; Sex characteristics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VOLLEYBALL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 77249170771     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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