The muscular force transmission system: Role of the intramuscular connective tissue

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-102

  Turrina, Andrea ^a,b   Martínez González, Miguel Antonio ^c   Stecco, Carla ^d  

^a Clinical Consultant   (Italy)

^b Italian Section   (Italy)

^c Centro de Fisioterapia La Reconquista   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Architecture; Collagen fibers; Connective tissue; Costameres; Endomysium; Epimysium; Lateral force transmission; Myotendinous junction; Perimysium

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGEN TYPE 5; COLLAGEN TYPE 6; COLLAGEN TYPE 7; DECORIN; DESMIN; DYSTROPHIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MEROSIN; PROTEOGLYCAN; SARCOGLYCAN; TALIN; VINCULIN;

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTIC FIBER; ENDOMYSIUM; EPIMYSIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FASCIA; FOCAL ADHESION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PERIMYSIUM; SARCOMERE; TENDON;

CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FASCIA; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ROLE; SARCOMERES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84872022513     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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