Changes in the length and three-dimensional orientation of muscle fascicles and aponeuroses with passive length changes in human gastrocnemius muscles

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 593, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 441-455

  Herbert, R D ^a   Heroux M E ^a   Diong, J ^b   Bilston, L E ^a   Gandevia, S C ^a   Lichtwark, G A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FASCICLE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; FASCIA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FASCIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84921018854     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.279166     Document Type: Article

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