Task failure during fatiguing contractions performed by humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 389-396

  Maluf, Katrina S ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximal force capacity; Motor unit; Muscle fatigue; Posture; Reflexes

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; EXERTION; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 23044507048     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00207.2005     Document Type: Review

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