A pilot study on the effect of oral contraceptives on electromyography and mechanomyography during isometric muscle actions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-301

  Drake, Shawn M ^a   Evetovich, Tammy ^b   Eschbach, Chris ^c   Webster, Michael ^d  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HPED   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Mechanomyography; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG EFFECT; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

EID: 0037410073     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(03)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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