A model for steady isometric muscle activation

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 339-355

  Studer, L M ^a   Ruegg, D G ^a   Gabriel, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNAPSE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE FIBERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0033126626     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004220050530     Document Type: Article

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