Effect of androgenic-anabolic steroids and heavy strength training on patellar tendon morphological and mechanical properties

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-89

  Seynnes, Olivier R ^a   Kamandulis, Sigitas ^b   Kairaitis, Ramutis ^b   Helland, Christian ^a   Campbel, Emma Louise ^a,c   Brazaitis, Marius ^b   Skurvydas, Albertas ^b   Narici, Marco V ^c,d  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b LITHUANIAN SPORTS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bodybuilding; Hypertrophy; Tendon rupture; Training

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; COLLAGEN; STEROID;

ADAPTATION; ADDICTION; ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODYBUILDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INJURY; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON RUPTURE; TRAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADAPTATION; BODYBUILDING; HYPERTROPHY; TENDON RUPTURE; TRAINING;

ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ANDROGENS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COLLAGEN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; REFLEX, STRETCH; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STEROIDS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880075490     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01417.2012     Document Type: Article

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