Normalized force, activation, and coactivation in the arm muscles of young and old men

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1341-1349

  Klein, C S ^a   Rice, C L ^a,b   Marsh, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elbow extensors; Elbow flexors; Physiological cross sectional area; Sarcopenia; Specific tension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0034874118     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.91.3.1341     Document Type: Article

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