Effects of early-stage aging on locomotor dynamics and hindlimb muscle force production in the rat

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 3588-3595

  Horner, Angela M ^a   Russ, David W ^b,c   Biknevicius, Audrone R ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gait; Locomotion; Muscle force production; Posture; Rat; Whole body mechanics

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 80054684733     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.055087     Document Type: Article

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