Influence of stimulus cross talk on results of the twitch-interpolation technique at the biceps brachii muscle

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1187-1190

  Awiszus, Friedemann ^a   Wahl, Birger ^a   Meinecke, Ingmar ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii; Electrical surface stimulation; Isometric contraction; Twitch interpolation; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; VOLITION;

EID: 0030806969     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199709)20:9<1187::AID-MUS17>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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