Discharge behavior of motor units in knee extensors during the initial stage of constant-force isometric contraction at low force level

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 375-381

  Kamo, Mifuyu ^a  

^a JAPAN WOMEN'S COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decruitment; Isometric contraction; Motor unit; Recruitment; Spike interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SPIKE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036514228     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-001-0558-0     Document Type: Article

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