Muscle and Tendon Morphology in Early-Adolescent Athletes and Untrained Peers

Adolescent athletes can feature significantly greater muscle strength and tendon stiffness compared to untrained peers. However, to date, it is widely unclear if radial muscle and tendon hypertrophy may contribute to loading-induced adaptation at this stage of maturation. The present study compares...

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Main Authors: Falk Mersmann, Gunnar Laube, Sebastian Bohm, Adamantios Arampatzis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.01029/full