The effects of muscle history on short latency stretch reflex response of soleus muscle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 411-421

  Kallio, J ^a   Linnamo, V ^a   Komi, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Degree of effort; Human soleus muscle; Short latency stretch reflex; Stretching velocity; Type of muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAFUSAL MUSCLE FIBER; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TORQUE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VARIANCE; VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 16544362622     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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