The effect of selective β1-blockade on EMG signal characteristics during progressive endurance exercise

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-281

  Hunter, Angus M ^a,b   St Clair Gibson, Allan ^a   Dernian, Wayne E ^a   Lambert, Michael ^a   Dennis, Stephen C ^a   Noakes, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1 Blockade; Fatigue; Integrated electromyography; Mean power frequency spectrum

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LACTIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACEBUTOLOL; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0036886635     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0710-5     Document Type: Article

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