Inhomogeneous architectural changes of the quadriceps femoris induced by resistance training

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2691-2703

  Ema, Ryoichi ^a,b   Wakahara, Taku ^a,c   Miyamoto, Naokazu ^a,d   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^d   Kawakami, Yasuo ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross sectional area; Fascicle length; Muscle thickness; Pennation angle; Regional difference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84886101792     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-013-2700-1     Document Type: Article

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