Genioglossal electromyogram during maintained contraction in normal humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 170-177

  Blumen, Marc B ^a   Perez De La Sota, Annie ^b   Quera Salva, Maria A ^b   Frachet, Bruno ^c   Chabolle, Frédéric ^a   Lofaso, Frédéric ^b,d  

^a FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fatigue; Genioglossus muscle; Sleep apnoea syndrome; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TONGUE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; TIME;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE;

EID: 0042166373     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0697-y     Document Type: Article

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