Size-strength relationships of the elbow flexors and extensors are not affected by age or gender

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 277-282

  Akagi, Ryota ^a   Takai, Yohei ^b   Ohta, Megumi ^c   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^b   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^b   Kawakami, Yasuo ^d  

^a JAPAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTS SCIENCES   (Japan)

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

^c KANAZAWA SEIRYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Joint torque; Magnetic resonance imaging; Maximal isometric contraction; Muscle volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960569504     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2010.509890     Document Type: Article

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