Age-related changes in the behavior of the muscle-tendon unit of the gastrocnemius medialis during upright stance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-304

  Baudry, Stéphane ^a   Lecoeuvre, Geoffrey ^a   Duchateau, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Muscle architecture; Myotendinous junction; Postural control; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856933087     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00913.2011     Document Type: Article

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