Pattern of pulses that maximize force output from single human thenar motor units

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3188-3195

  Thomas, C K ^a   Johansson, R S ^b   Bigland Ritchie, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0033391028     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3188     Document Type: Article

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