Posttetanic potentiation of human dorsiflexors

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2131-2138

  O'Leary, Deborah D ^a   Hope, Karen ^a   Sale, Digby G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action potential; Contraction; Contraction time; Twitch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; POST TETANIC POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0031440203     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.83.6.2131     Document Type: Article

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