Interpretation of EMG changes with fatigue: Facts, pitfalls, and fallacies

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-36

  Dimitrova, N A ^a   Dimitrov, G V ^a  

^a CENTRE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONDUCTOR; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPERIMENTATION; LITERATURE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0037290850     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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