Effect of muscle mass and intensity of isometric contraction on heart rate

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 487-492

  Gálvez, José M ^a   Alonso, Juan P ^b,e   Sangrador, Luis A ^c   Navarro, Gonzalo ^d  

^a Inst de Ergonomía MAPFRE SA   (Spain)

^b Diputacion General de Aragon   (Spain)

^c CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^e Laboratorio de Salud Pública   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exercise; Maximal force; Muscle endurance; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0343340383     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.2.487     Document Type: Article

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