Surface EMG recorded by branched electrodes during sustained muscle activity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-276

  Christova, Peka ^a   Kossev, Andon ^a   Kristev, Ivan ^a   Chichov, Vladimir ^a  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity; Interference EMG; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033051927     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(98)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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