Signs of muscle thixotropy during human ballistic wrist joint movements

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1922-1929

  Axelson, H W ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

History dependentrol; Mechanical behavior; Motor control; Skeletal muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BALLISTICS; CONDITIONING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; FOREARM; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIXOTROPY; WRIST;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 27544447488     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01370.2004     Document Type: Article

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