Changes in muscle fiber conduction velocity indicate recruitment of distinct motor unit populations

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1045-1054

  Houtman, C J ^a   Stegeman, D F ^a   Van Dijk, J P ^a   Zwarts, M J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Maximum voluntary contraction; Muscle fatigue; Peak velocity; Size principle; Surface electromyography; Tibialis anterior muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MULTICHANNEL SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE MASS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0041922403     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00665.2002     Document Type: Article

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