Age related changes in muscle strength and fatigue

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 73-83

  Melzer, I ^a   Benjuya, N ^b   Kaplanski, J ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b KAYE ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF EDUCATION   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fast twitch; Fatigue; Isokinetics; Motor units; Slow twitch motor units

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0033938147     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2000-0037     Document Type: Article

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