Blood flow occlusion, maximal force production and EMG in two rat gastrocnemius muscle compartments

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 433, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 166-173

  De Ruiter, C J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Action potential; Fatigue; Ischaemia; Muscle fibres; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CONSTRICTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HINDLIMB; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0029853177     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050263     Document Type: Article

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