Differences in contractile behaviour between the soleus and medial gastrocnemius muscles during human walking

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 909-914

  Cronin, Neil J ^a   Avela, Janne ^a   Finni, Taija ^a   Peltonen, Jussi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Automatic tracking; Efficiency; Human locomotion; Muscle fascicle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; WALKING;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874175736     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.078196     Document Type: Article

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