Chapter 2. Muscle Development During Childhood and Adolescence

  1. Helge Hebestreit,
  2. Oded Bar-Or
  1. David A. Jones,
  2. Joan M. Round

Published Online: 16 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470696255.ch2

Book Title

The Young Athlete

The Young Athlete

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How to Cite

Jones, D. A. and Round, J. M. (2008) Muscle Development During Childhood and Adolescence, in The Young Athlete (eds H. Hebestreit and O. Bar-Or), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470696255.ch2

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 APR 2008
  2. Published Print: 12 NOV 2007

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405156479

Online ISBN: 9780470696255

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Keywords:

  • muscle development;
  • adolescence;
  • embryonic origins;
  • gestation;
  • myotubes

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • Embryonic Origins

  • Satellite Cells

  • Connections between Nerve and Muscle

  • Muscle Fiber Growth

  • Relationship between Muscle Size and Strength

  • Measurement of Force, Practical Considerations

  • Growth Studies and the Measurement of Strength

  • Stimuli for Muscle Growth During Development

  • Muscle Growth, Strength, and Performance

  • References

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