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Gastrocnemius-soleus Complex

The Gastrocnemius-Soleus Complex is a musculotendinous unit comprising the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles and their shared insertion via the Achilles tendon, distinguished by its primary role in plantar flexion of the foot and contribution to propulsion and load absorption in lower limb biomechanics.

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208

Variants

Triceps SuraeTriceps Surae Muscle

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Publications

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Physiological types and histochemical profiles in motor units of the cat gastrocnemius

R. E. Burke, David N. Levine, Peter Tsairis et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 1973 · 1.6K citations

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Selective recruitment of high‐threshold human motor units during voluntary isotonic lengthening of active muscles.

Antonio Nardone, Corrado Romano, Marco Schieppati · The Journal of Physiology · 1989 · 609 citations

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Observations on the control of stepping and hopping movements in man

G. Melvill Jones, D. G. D. Watt · The Journal of Physiology · 1971 · 575 citations

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In vivo human gastrocnemius architecture with changing joint angle at rest and during graded isometric contraction.

Marco Narici, Tiziano Binzoni, E. Hiltbrand et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 1996 · 550 citations · Full text

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A linear model of muscle respiration explains monoexponential phosphocreatine changes

Ronald A. Meyer · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 1988 · 515 citations

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Authors

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  1. HK
    Hiroaki Kanehisa

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    10 publications · 479 citations

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  2. TF
    Tetsuo Fukunaga

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    10 publications · 501 citations

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  3. YK
    Yasuo Kawakami

    Waseda University, Japan

    9 publications · 350 citations

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  4. SM
    Siegfried Mense

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    9 publications · 973 citations

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  5. PA
    Peter A. Huijing

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    7 publications · 476 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    18 h-index

    53 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    14 h-index

    43 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    13 h-index

    29 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    13 h-index

    55 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    13 h-index

    29 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    13 h-index

    44 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. Waseda University

    Tokyo, Japan

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    33 publications

    4.8K citations

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  1. Journal of Applied Physiology

    63 publications · 3.9K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 79 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. The Journal of Physiology

    28 publications · 5.9K citations

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  4. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 29 publications · 2.6K citations

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