Influence of overweight on the active and the passive fraction of the plantar flexors series elastic component in prepubertal children

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-80

  Lambertz, Daniel ^a,b   Souza, Thaysa O L ^a   Canon, Francis ^c   Xavier, Luciana C C ^a   Ferraz, Karla M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Ministério de Ciência Tecnologia e Inovação Salvador   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Active and passive fractions; Children; Electromyogram; Musculotendinous stiffness; Overweight

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871802820     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00241.2012     Document Type: Article

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