Asymmetric deformation of contracting human gastrocnemius muscle

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 463-470

  Kinugasa, Ryuta ^a,b   Hodgson, John A ^c   Edgerton, V Reggie ^d   Sinha, Shantanu ^c  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant muscle volume; Fascicle aponeurosis lengths change; Fiber deformation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 84856891049     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00666.2011     Document Type: Article

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