Knee extensor and plantar flexor muscle size and function following 90 days of bed rest with or without resistance exercise

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 294-305

  Alkner, Björn A ^a   Tesch, Per A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Countermeasures; Electromyography; Flywheel ergometer; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spaceflight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BED REST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GRAVITY; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPACE FLIGHT; SUPINE POSITION; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 8844280111     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1172-8     Document Type: Article

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