Changes of gait kinematics in different simulators of reduced gravity

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 495-505

  Sylos Labini, Francesca ^a,b   Ivanenko, Yuri P ^a   Cappellini, Germana ^a,b   Portone, Alessandro ^a   Maclellan, Michael J ^a   Lacquaniti, Francesco ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gait kinematics; Human locomotion; Reduced gravity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; HYPOGRAVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 84887816834     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2013.833080     Document Type: Article

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