Adaptations in maximal motor unit discharge rate to strength training in young and older adults

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 542-550

  Patten, Carolynn ^a   Kamen, Gary ^b   Rowland, Daniel M ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Motor unit; Neural adaptation; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE TRAINING; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; REACTION TIME; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0035085636     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.1038     Document Type: Article

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