Potentiation and depression of the M wave in human biceps brachii

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 491, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 541-550

  Cupido, C M ^a   Galea, V ^a   McComas, A J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM);

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029875051     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021238     Document Type: Article

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