Incomplete functional subdivision of the human multitendoned finger muscle flexor digitorum profundus: An electromyographic study

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2560-2570

  Reilly, Karen T ^a   Schieber, Marc H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 0142059002     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00287.2003     Document Type: Article

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