Aging does not affect voluntary activation of the ankle dorsiflexors during isometric, concentric, and eccentric contractions.

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Published in J Appl Physiol (1985) on February 10, 2005

Authors

Malgorzata Klass1, Stéphane Baudry, Jacques Duchateau

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Applied Biology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 28 Ave. P. Héger, CP 168, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

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