Changes in contractile properties and neuromuscular propagation evaluated by simultaneous mechanomyogram and electromyogram during experimentally induced hypothermia

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 433-440

  Kimura, Tetsuya ^a   Hamada, Taku ^a   Ueno, Linda Massako ^a   Moritani, Toshio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Electrical stimulation; EMG; Hypothermia; MMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MECHANOMYOGRAM; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TEMPERATURE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0042661115     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(03)00062-2     Document Type: Article

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