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The energetic benefits of tendon springs in running: is the reduction of muscle work important?

The distal muscle-tendon units of cursorial species are commonly composed of short muscle fibres and long, compliant tendons. It is assumed that the ability of these tendons to store and return mechanical energy over the course of a stride, thus avoiding the cyclic absorption and regeneration of mec...

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Publicado en:J Exp Biol
Main Authors: Holt, Natalie C., Roberts, Thomas J., Askew, Graham N.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Company of Biologists 2014
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375839/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25394624
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.112813
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