Changes in muscle contractile characteristics and jump height following 24 days of unilateral lower limb suspension

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-144

  Horstman, Astrid M ^a   De Ruiter, C J ^a   Van Duijnhoven, N T L ^b   Hopman, M T E ^b   De Haan, A ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee extensor; Limb suspension; Muscle; Torque; Unloading

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027930130     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1958-4     Document Type: Article

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