Limits of the dual-strategy hypothesis in an isometric plantar flexion contraction

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 459-466

  Monohar, Viswasam J ^a   Brunt, Denis ^a   Robichaud, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Human; Isometric contraction; Motor programing; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031688409     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050534     Document Type: Article

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