Velocity-dependent muscle strategy during plantarflexion in humans

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 225-233

  Carpentier, Alain ^a   Duchateau, Jacques ^a   Hainaut, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agonist antagonist co activation; Electromyography; Fast voluntary movement; Muscle synergy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITABILITY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0030472454     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(96)00003-X     Document Type: Article

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