Alteration of neuromuscular function after a prolonged road cycling race

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-194

  Millet, G Y ^a   Millet, G P ^b   Lattier, G ^a   Maffiuletti, N A ^a   Candau, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Central activation; Electrical stimulation; Fatigue; Maximal isometric contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXERCISE TEST; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; BICYCLING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 0038485586     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39088     Document Type: Article

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