Neural compensation within the human triceps surae during prolonged walking

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 548-553

  Cronin, Neil J ^a,b   Peltonen, Jussi ^a   Sinkjaer, Thomas ^c   Avela, Janne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; WALKING;

EID: 79951826778     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00967.2010     Document Type: Article

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