Association of muscle hardness with muscle tension dynamics: A physiological property

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-112

  Murayama, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Watanabe, Kotaro ^a   Kato, Ryoko ^a   Uchiyama, Takanori ^a   Yoneda, Tsugutake ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active tension; Length hardness relationship; Length tension relationship; Muscle hardness; Muscle strength; Passive tension

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027922234     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1959-3     Document Type: Article

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