Vandervoort et al., 1989 - Google Patents

Plantarflexor muscle function in young and elderly women

Vandervoort et al., 1989

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5031053039025726144
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Vandervoort A
Hayes K
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European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology

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Contractile properties of the ankle plantarflexor muscles were compared between groups of young (¯ x= 26 y) and elderly (¯ x= 82 y) women. The H-reflex muscle contraction in the elderly group was characterized by a significant slowing of torque generation, as compared …
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