Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 648-654 , August 2010

Effects of repeated Achilles tendon vibration on triceps surae force production

  • Thomas Lapole

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire APS et Conduites Motrices, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, EA 3300 Amiens, France
    • ,
  • Chantal Pérot

      Affiliations

    • Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS UMR – 6600 Biomécanique et Bioingénierie, F-60205 Compiègne Cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 3 44 23 43 92; fax: +33 3 44 20 48 13.

Received 13 November 2009 ,Revised 14 January 2010 ,Accepted 2 February 2010.

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PII: S1050-6411(10)00025-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.02.001

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 648-654 , August 2010

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