The optimal joint angle for adductor pollicis force production in men and women

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 570-580

  Ditor, David ^a   Hicks, Audrey ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG; Evoked twitch; Gender; MVC; Rate of force development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THUMB;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THUMB;

EID: 0033256577     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h99-038     Document Type: Article

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