Matching different levels of isometric torque in elbow flexor muscles after eccentric exercise

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-150

  Weerakkody, N ^a   Percival, P ^b   Morgan, D L ^b   Gregory, J E ^a   Proske, U ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eccentric exercise; Effort; Fatigue; Proprioception; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0344559098     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1341-0     Document Type: Article

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