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Muscle Architecture

Muscle Architecture is a structural framework within the field of muscle mechanics that characterizes the geometric and organizational arrangement of muscle fibers relative to the axis of force generation, thereby determining its functional capacity for force production and excursion.

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Muscle Morphology

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Muscle Structure and Theories of Contraction

A. F. Huxley · Progress in Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry · 1957 · 3.4K citations

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Muscle Architecture of the Human Lower Limb

Thomas L. Wickiewicz, Roland R. Roy, P. L. Powell et al. · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 1983 · 928 citations

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Evidence of Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Wasting Ipsilateral to Symptoms in Patients with Acute/Subacute Low Back Pain

Julie A. Hides, María Stokes, M. Saide et al. · Spine · 1994 · 927 citations

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Induction of Cachexia in Mice by Systemically Administered Myostatin

Teresa A. Zimmers, Monique V. Davies, Leonidas G. Koniaris et al. · Science · 2002 · 899 citations

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Changes in agonist-antagonist EMG, muscle CSA, and force during strength training in middle-aged and older people

K. Häkkinen, Mauri Kallinen, Míkel Izquierdo et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1998 · 769 citations · Full text

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    Richard L. Lieber

    University of California San Diego, United States

    24 publications · 3.7K citations

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  2. MN
    Marco Narici

    Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

    24 publications · 3.7K citations

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  3. PA
    Peter A. Huijing

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    14 publications · 897 citations

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    Samuel R. Ward

    University of California San Diego, United States

    13 publications · 1.9K citations

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    Alan M. Wilson

    Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  1. Manchester Metropolitan University

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    27 h-index

    91 publications

    11.7K citations

  2. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    24 h-index

    87 publications

    6.2K citations

  3. Royal Veterinary College

    London, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    71 publications

    5.9K citations

  4. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    19 h-index

    54 publications

    4.4K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    83 publications

    4.7K citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    53 publications

    2.2K citations

  7. Inserm

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    83 publications

    4.9K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    33 publications

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 82 publications · 3.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Anatomy

    45 publications · 2.9K citations

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  3. Journal of Applied Physiology

    36 publications · 5.1K citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Biology

    39 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

    JSCR · 24 publications · 1.5K citations

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