Alterations in Leg Extensor Muscle-Tendon Unit Biomechanical Properties With Ageing and Mechanical Loading

Christopher McCrum; Pamela Leow; Gaspar Epro; Matthias Konig; Kenneth Meijer; Kiros Karamanidis

doi:10.3389/fphys.2018.00150

Alterations in Leg Extensor Muscle-Tendon Unit Biomechanical Properties With Ageing and Mechanical Loading

Christopher McCrum^*, Pamela Leow, Gaspar Epro, Matthias Konig, Kenneth Meijer, Kiros Karamanidis

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Original language	English
Article number	150
Number of pages	7
Journal	Frontiers in physiology
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00150
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2018

Keywords

Achilles tendon
aged
bed rest
locomotion
quadriceps femoris
patellar tendon
resistance training
triceps surae
HUMAN ACHILLES-TENDON
TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE
CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA
AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES
HUMAN PATELLAR TENDON
IN-VIVO
CYCLIC STRAIN
MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
SKELETAL-MUSCLE
VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES

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McCrum, C., Leow, P., Epro, G., Konig, M., Meijer, K., & Karamanidis, K. (2018). Alterations in Leg Extensor Muscle-Tendon Unit Biomechanical Properties With Ageing and Mechanical Loading. Frontiers in physiology, 9, [150]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00150

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