Muscle coordination during rapid force production by young and older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 232-240

  Barry, Benjamin K ^a,b   Riek, Stephan ^a   Carson, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIORADIALIS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS MUSCLE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 17144383268     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.2.232     Document Type: Article

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