Muscle strength and size balances between reciprocal muscle groups in the thigh and lower leg for young men

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 386-389

  Akagi, R ^a   Tohdoh, Y ^a   Takahashi, H ^a  

^a JAPAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTS SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

dorsiflexors; joint torque; knee extensors; knee flexors; muscle volume; plantar flexors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH; TORQUE;

ADULT; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THIGH; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860439241     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299700     Document Type: Article

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