Adaptations in motor unit discharge activity with force control training in young and older human adults

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 128-143

  Patten, Carolynn ^a   Kamen, Gary ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Aging; Force variability; Motor unit; Strength

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MODULATION; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SAMPLE; SENESCENCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034528435     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000271     Document Type: Article

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