Motor unit substitution in long-duration contractions of the human trapezius muscle

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 501-504

  Westgaard, R H ^a,b   De Luca, C J ^a  

^a Boston University College of Engineering   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0032778319     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.501     Document Type: Article

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