title: Muscle and tendon interaction during human movements.
abstract: Muscle and tendon interaction was estimated in vivo by real-time ultrasonography. Differences between muscles in internal muscle-fiber shortening during isometric actions are due to the elastic properties of tendon. Compliant human tendons allow muscles to contract isometrically during many human movements for efficient force generation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan. fukunaga@idaten.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukunaga
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Keitaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanehisa
mesh_terms: D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014481:United States