Muscle activation and torque development during maximal unilateral and bilateral isokinetic knee extensions

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-25

  Cresswell, A G ^a   Ovendal, A H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Isotonic contraction; Motor activity; Muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; TORQUE;

EID: 0036214696     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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