Quadriceps fatigue caused by catchlike-inducing trains is not altered in old age

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 743-751

  Allman, Brian L ^a   Cheng, Arthur J ^a   Rice, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Catchlike properties; Electrical stimulation; Force time integral; Isometric force

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELAXATION TIME; SENESCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 10044271971     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20161     Document Type: Article

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