Force generation performance and motor unit recruitment strategy in muscles of contralateral limbs

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-130

  Bernardi, M ^a,b   Felici, F ^a   Marchetti, M ^a   Montellanico, F ^a   Piacentini, M F ^a   Solomonow, M ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance; Electromyography; Motor unit; Muscle; Skill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033049020     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(98)00043-1     Document Type: Article

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