Electromyographic study of the contractile and electrical properties of the human triceps surae muscle in a simulated microgravity environment

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 510, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 287-295

  Koryak, Yuri ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; ADULT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; IMMERSION; MUSCLE STRENGTH;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032126332     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.287bz.x     Document Type: Article

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