Activity and functions of the human gluteal muscles in walking, running, sprinting, and climbing

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 124-131

  Bartlett, Jamie L ^a   Sumner, Bonnie ^a   Ellis, Richard G ^a   Kram, Rodger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; evolution; gait; gluteus maximus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GAIT; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RUNNING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EMG; EVOLUTION; GAIT; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BUTTOCKS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890118124     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22419     Document Type: Article

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