Age-related differences in Achilles tendon properties and triceps surae muscle architecture in vivo

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1537-1544

  Stenroth, Lauri ^a   Peltonen, Jussi ^a   Cronin, Neil J ^a   Sipilä, Sarianna ^a   Finni, Taija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYNAMOMETER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869157476     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00782.2012     Document Type: Article

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