Postexercise potentiation of the H-reflex in humans

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 933-941

  Trimble, Mark H ^a   Harp, Scott S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Rehabilitation Services Department   (United States)

Author keywords

H reflex; Postactivation depression; Posttetanic potentiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; POST TETANIC POTENTIATION; TRAINING;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TETANY;

EID: 0031745593     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199806000-00024     Document Type: Article

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