Alternate activity in the synergistic muscles during prolonged low- level contractions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1943-1951

  Tamaki, H ^a   Kitada, K ^b   Akamine, T ^b   Murata, R ^b   Sakou, T ^b   Kurata, H ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ankle plantar flexions; Electromyogram; Human; Triceps surae muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0031804266     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.6.1943     Document Type: Article

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