Muscle fatigue and exhaustion during dynamic leg exercise in normoxia and hypobaric hypoxia

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1891-1900

  Fulco, Charles S ^a   Lewis, Steven F ^b   Frykman, Peter N ^b   Boushel, Robert ^b   Smith, Sinclair ^b   Harman, Everett A ^b   Cymerman, Allen ^b   Pandolf, Kent B ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

electromyography; hypoxia; muscle contraction; muscle endurance; muscle ischemia; oxygen uptake; perceived exertion; quadriceps femoris muscles; strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0029852324     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.5.1891     Document Type: Article

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