Longitudinal and transverse deformation of human Achilles tendon induced by isometric plantar flexion at different intensities

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1615-1621

  Iwanuma, Soichiro ^a,b   Akagi, Ryota ^c   Kurihara, Toshiyuki ^d   Ikegawa, Shigeki ^e   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^f   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^f   Kawakami, Yasuo ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTS SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JUMONJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

Author keywords

In vivo; Magnetic resonance imaging; Strain distribution

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959351428     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00776.2010     Document Type: Article

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