1. Stretch-shortening cycle during plantar flexion in young and elderly women and men

   • U. Svantesson
   • G. Grimby

   Original Article Pages: 381 - 385

2. Changes in Na⁺, K⁺-adenosinetriphosphatase, citrate synthase and K⁺ in sheep skeletal muscle during immobilization and remobilization

   • E. Jebens
   • H. Steen
   • O. M. Sejersted

   Original Article Pages: 386 - 395

3. Control of the rate of phosphocreatine resynthesis after exercise in trained and untrained human quadriceps muscles

   • Hideyuki Takahashi
   • Mitsuharu Inaki
   • Yuji Itai

   Original Article Pages: 396 - 404

4. Heart rate and oxygen uptake relationship: a comparison of loaded marching and running in women

   • M. P. Rayson
   • A. Davies
   • E. S. Rhodes-James

   Original Article Pages: 405 - 408

5. A comparative analysis of physiological responses at submaximal workloads during different laboratory simulations of field cycling

   • Glen P. Kenny
   • Francis D. Reardon
   • Jim S. Thoden

   Original Article Pages: 409 - 415

6. Thermal tolerance following artificially induced polycythaemia

   • Mark J. Patterson
   • James D. Cotter
   • Nigel A. S. Taylor

   Original Article Pages: 416 - 423

7. Effects of exercise during normoxia and hypoxia on the growth hormone—insulin-like growth factor I axis

   • W. Schmidt
   • S. Doré
   • G. R. Brisson

   Original Article Pages: 424 - 430

8. Warm underwater water-jet massage improves recovery from intense physical exercise

   • J. T. Viitasalo
   • K. Niemelä
   • T. E. S. Takala

   Original Article Pages: 431 - 438

9. Pre-exercise serum cortisol concentration and responses to laboratory exercise

   • Romuald Stupnicki
   • Zbigniew Obmiński
   • Atko Viru

   Original Article Pages: 439 - 443

10. Physical work load, physical capacity and strain among elderly female aides in home-care service

    • Margareta Torgén
    • Clas-Håkan Nygård
    • Åsa Kilbom

    Original Article Pages: 444 - 452

11. In vivo achilles tendon loading' during jumping in humans

    • Senshi Fukashiro
    • Paavo V. Komi
    • Mitsumasa Miyashita

    Original Article Pages: 453 - 458

12. Influence of central command and ergoreceptors on the splanchnic circulation during isometric exercise

    • Daniel Duprez
    • Dirk Voet
    • Denis L. Clement

    Original Article Pages: 459 - 463

13. Role of agonist and antagonist muscle strength in performance of rapid movements

    • Slobodan Jarić
    • Robert Ropret
    • Duško B. Ilić

    Original Article Pages: 464 - 468

14. Effects of altitude on top speeds during 1 h unaccompanied cycling

    • C. Capelli
    • P. E. di Prampero

    Short Communication Pages: 469 - 471

15. Capillary density measurements in skeletal muscle using immunohistochemical staining with anti-collagen type IV antibodies

    • K. Madsen
    • U. Holmskov

    Short Communication Pages: 472 - 474