Properties of human motor units after prolonged activity at a constant firing rate

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 479-487

  Johnson, K V B ^a   Edwards, S C ^a   Van Tongeren, C ^a   Bawa, P ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Instantaneous rate; Interspike interval; Motoneuron

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOLEMMA; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FATIGUE;

EID: 1442286474     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1678-z     Document Type: Article

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