Muscle performance and electromyogram activity of the lower leg muscles with different levels of cold exposure

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 484-490

  Oksa, J ^a   Rintamaki H ^a   Rissanen, S ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agonist; Antagonist; Cooling; Muscle function; Stretch shortening cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; JUMPING; LOWER LEG; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; COLD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0030915140     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050193     Document Type: Article

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