Effects of running on human Achilles tendon length-Tension properties in the free and gastrocnemius components

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 4388-4394

  Lichtwark, Glen A ^a   Cresswell, Andrew G ^a   Newsham West, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Creep; Fatigue; Strain; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CREEP; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRAIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

BIOMECHANICS; CREEP; FATIGUE; STRAIN; ULTRASOUND;

ACHILLES TENDON; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84888999599     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.094219     Document Type: Article

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