Low-frequency oscillations (<0.3 Hz) in the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the human trapezius muscle during sleep

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1177-1184

  Westgaard, R H ^a,b   Bonato, P ^b   Holte, K A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SLEEP; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0036714556     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2002.88.3.1177     Document Type: Article

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