Age-related greater Achilles tendon compliance is not associated with larger plantar flexor muscle fascicle strains in senior women

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 961-969

  Csapo, R ^a   Malis, V ^a,b   Hodgson, J ^a,c   Sinha, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Gastrocnemius muscle; Strain; Stress; VE PC

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); FEMALE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPLIANCE; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901228083     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01337.2013     Document Type: Article

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