Postcontraction influences on reaction time

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 271-281

  Etnyre, Bruce ^a   Kinugasa, Takashi ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aftereffects; Electromyography; Fractionated reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0036718910     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2002.10609020     Document Type: Article

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