Stunting delays maturation of triceps surae mechanical properties and motor performance in prepubertal children

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4053-4061

  Das Gracas Paiva, Maria ^a   Souza, Thaysa O L ^a   Canon, Francis ^b   Perot, Chantal ^b   Xavier, Luciana C C ^a   Ferraz, Karla M ^a   Osorio, Monica M ^a   Manhaes de Castro, Raul ^a   Lambertz, Daniel ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^c PVE CAPES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maturation; Motor performance; Musculotendinous elastic properties; Prepubertal children; Stunting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869206674     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2387-8     Document Type: Article

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