How tendons buffer energy dissipation by muscle

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 186-193

  Roberts, Thomas J ^a   Konow, Nicolai ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

deceleration; eccentric; elastic energy; energy dissipation; muscle damage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 84885183058     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: 15383008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JES.0b013e3182a4e6d5     Document Type: Article

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