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Architecture and functional ecology of the human gastrocnemius muscle-tendon unit.

Journal of anatomy - 1 Apr 2016

Butler Erin E, Dominy Nathaniel J

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The gastrocnemius muscle-tendon unit (MTU) is central to human locomotion. Structural variation in the human gastrocnemius MTU is predicted to affect the efficiency of locomotion, a concept most often explored in the context of performance activities. For example, stiffness of the Achilles tendon varies among individuals with different histories of competitive running. Such a finding highlights the functional...

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PMID: 26712532
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12432
PMCID: PMC4804139

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