Evidence of inability to fully activate human limb muscle

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 376-384

  Yue, Guang H ^a   Ranganathan, Vinoth K ^a   Siemionow, Vlodek ^a   Liu, Jing Z ^a   Sahgal, Vinod ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii muscle; Dynamic force; Elbow flexion; Electrical stimulation; Voluntary muscle activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VOLITION;

EID: 0034004772     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(200003)23:3<376::AID-MUS9>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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