Older adults can maximally activate the biceps brachii muscle by voluntary command

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 284-291

  De Serres, Sophie J ^b   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activation level; Evoked force; Maximum voluntary contraction; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031933302     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.1.284     Document Type: Article

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