Muscle-fiber conduction velocity estimated from surface EMG signals during explosive dynamic contractions

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 823-833

  Pozzo, M ^a   Merlo, E ^a   Farina, D ^a   Antonutto, G ^b   Merletti, R ^a   Di Prampero, P E ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity; Explosive contractions; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 2642540975     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20049     Document Type: Article

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