Mechanical behavior of skeletal muscle during intermittent voluntary isometric contractions in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1557-1565

  Vollestad N K ^a   Sejersted, I ^a   Saugen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Energy cost; Fatigue; Relaxation rate; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030724676     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.83.5.1557     Document Type: Article

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