Changes in force, surface and motor unit EMG during post-exercise development of low frequency fatigue in vastus lateralis muscle

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 659-669

  de Ruiter, C J ^a   Elzinga, M J H ^a   Verdijk, P W L ^a   van Mechelen, W ^b   de Haan, A ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Motor unit EMG; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 23744451376     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-1356-x     Document Type: Article

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