Eccentric contractions require unique activation strategies by the nervous system

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2339-2346

  Enoka, Roger M ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

exercise; movement control; muscle work

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ADAPTATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FORCE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TORQUE;

EID: 0030479383     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.6.2339     Document Type: Review

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