Power loss is greater in old men than young men during fast plantar flexion contractions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1441-1447

  Dalton, Brian H ^a   Power, Geoffrey A ^a   Vandervoort, Anthony A ^a   Rice, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Fatigue; Isometric strength; Shortening velocity; Soleus

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TORQUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78549294175     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00335.2010     Document Type: Article

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