Non-uniform mechanical activity of quadriceps muscle during fatigue by repeated maximal voluntary contraction in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-15

  Kouzaki, Motoki ^a   Shinohara, Minoru ^a   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Maximal voluntary contraction; Mechanical activity; Mechanomyogram; Quadriceps muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VOLITION;

EID: 0032923412     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050551     Document Type: Article

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