Neuromuscular propagation after fatiguing contractions of the paralyzed soleus muscle in humans

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 776-787

  Shields, Richard K ^a   Chang, Ya Ju ^a   Ross, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Electromyography; Fiber type; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0031839676     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199806)21:6<776::AID-MUS10>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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