Muscle strength in boys of different ages. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Isometric twitch contractions have been studied in extensor hallucis brevis muscles of 32 healthy male subjects aged between 3 and 25 years. The maximum twitch tensions were found to increase gradually with age and then to undergo marked enhancement at puberty. After puberty little further change occurred. In the youngest children examined the twitch contraction times were already within the adult range, though the half-relaxation times were prolonged.

publication date

  • April 1, 1973

Research

keywords

  • Muscle Contraction
  • Muscle Development
  • Muscles

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC1083550

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0015829918

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1136/jnnp.36.2.171

PubMed ID

  • 4708451

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 36

issue

  • 2