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Is the muscle-tendon architecture of non-athletic Kenyans different from that of Japanese and French males?

Yoko KunimasaKanae SanoCaroline NicolJoëlle BarthèlemyMasaki Ishikawa
Published in: Journal of physiological anthropology (2023)
These results confirmed the specificity of the muscle-tendon architecture of the triceps surae in Kenyans in comparison to their Japanese and French counterparts in non-athletic adults. This study provides additional support to the fact that Kenyans may have musculotendinous advantages in endurance running.
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