Motor unit activation patterns during isometric, concentric and eccentric actions at different force levels

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-101

  Linnamo, V ^a   Moritani, T ^b   Nicol, C ^c   Komi, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Concentric; Eccentric; Firing rate; Isometric; Preactivation; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; ELBOW; FORCE; FOREARM; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SUPINATION;

EID: 0037290801     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00063-9     Document Type: Article

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