In vivo operational fascicle lengths of vastus lateralis during sub-maximal and maximal cycling

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2394-2399

  Austin, Neal ^a   Nilwik, Rachel ^b   Herzog, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cycling; Force length; In vivo; Ultrasound; Vastus lateralis

Indexed keywords

CRANK ANGLE; CYCLE ERGOMETER; CYCLING CONDITIONS; ELASTIC COMPLIANCE; FORCE-LENGTH; IN-VIVO; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; MAXIMAL EFFORTS; OPERATING RANGES; PLATEAU REGION; REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STEADY STATE; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

CALCIUM; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955554205     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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