Catchlike property of human muscle during isovelocity movements

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2051-2059

  Binder Macleod, Stuart A ^a   Lee, Samuel C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

concentric; doublet; eccentric; fatigue; functional electrical stimulation; isokinetic; paraplegia; quadriceps femoris

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030016017     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.6.2051     Document Type: Article

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