Mechanomyography of the human quadriceps muscle during incremental cycle ergometry

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 314-319

  Shinohara, Minoru ^a   Kouzaki, Motoki ^a   Yoshihisa, Takeshi ^a   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cycle ergometry; Dynamic contractions; Electromyography; Mechanomyography; Quadriceps femoris muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGRAPHY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0030698781     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050254     Document Type: Article

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