Within-train neuromuscular propagation varies with torque in paralyzed human muscle

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 673-680

  Chang, Ya Ju ^a   Shields, Richard K ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography (EMG); Excitation contraction coupling; Low frequency fatigue; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARALYSIS; TORQUE;

EID: 0036844332     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10245     Document Type: Article

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