EMG activity and voluntary activation during knee-extensor concentric torque generation

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 541-547

  Babault, Nicolas ^a   Pousson, Michel ^a   Michaut, Anne ^b   Ballay, Yves ^a   Van Hoecke, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Isokinetic; Neural drive; Tension regulating mechanism; Twitch interpolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; COGNITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TORQUE; VOLITION;

EID: 0036550102     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0579-3     Document Type: Article

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