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Meanings of gastrocnemius muscle in English

Russian
икроножная мышца
Portuguese
músculo gastrocnêmio
Spanish
músculo gastrocnemio
Catalan
bessó
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Calf muscle.

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          икроножная мышца
          Portuguese
          músculo gastrocnêmio

          The muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot.

                músculo gastrocnêmio
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                Examples for "gastrocnemius"
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                This study sought evidence of improved gastrocnemius oxygenation resulting from exercise training.
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                Participants performed an incremental treadmill test with NIRS probes on the gastrocnemius.
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                Methods: Samples from the gastrocnemius of PAD patients were used for all analyses.
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                An inverse dynamics model was applied to estimate the gastrocnemius muscle proprioceptors' firing rate.
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                Calf raises strengthen and tone the calf muscles, in particular the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles.
                The Irish Times
                Usage of gastrocnemius muscle in English
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                An inverse dynamics model was applied to estimate the gastrocnemius muscle proprioceptors' firing rate.
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                Objective: To investigate the effect of gastrocnemius muscle fatigue on postural control ability in elderly people.
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                Histologic study of the gastrocnemius muscle demonstrated evidence of atrophy and fibrosis in the left hindlimb.
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                Complex I and Complex IV activities were measured in the skeletal muscle samples obtained from gastrocnemius muscle.
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                Muscle biopsies were obtained before and after the training period from the lateral portion of the gastrocnemius muscle.
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                The current study investigated whether contralateral afferent feedback contributes to the mechanism controlling the SLCR in human gastrocnemius muscle.
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                Objective: To evaluate asymptomatic gastrocnemius muscle biopsy as a tool in the histologic confirmation of the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
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                A lot of physiology research involving the gastrocnemius muscle of rabbit is described, although no reference proteome map is available.
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                There were nonsignificant trends for increased glucose transport in the slow-twitch soleus muscle and in the mixed-fiber red gastrocnemius muscle.
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                Fenofibrate decreased external signs of arthritis and liver TNFa and blocked arthritis-induced decreased in PPARa expression in the gastrocnemius muscle.
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                This engages the calf ( gastrocnemius muscle), which crosses the knee joint and can assist in flexing the knee.
                Climbing Magazine
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                Results: Mediolateral deviation, length of COP movement, and area of COP occupied were increased after fatiguing exercise of the gastrocnemius muscle.
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                Background: Hypertrophy of the gastrocnemius muscle is considered to be a hindrance to lower leg beauty in the Asian aesthetic market.
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                Conclusion: These findings suggest that the gastrocnemius muscle fatigue affects mediolateral stability and accuracy during single leg standing in elderly people.
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                ML reflexes in the stretched gastrocnemius muscle and LL reflexes in the shortened tibialis anterior muscle were recorded from both legs.
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                Moreover, it has been shown that endurance training significantly increases ER(alpha) mRNA levels in the female rat gastrocnemius muscle.
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