Mechanomyographic investigation of muscle contractile properties in preadolescent boys

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 287-293

  Nonaka, H ^a   Mita, K ^b,c   Akataki, K ^b   Watakabe, M ^b   Yabe, K ^d  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033942256     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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