EMG and MMG of agonist and antagonist muscles as a function of age and joint angle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-102

  Jaskólska, Anna ^a   Kisiel Sajewicz, Katarzyna ^a   Brzenczek Owczarzak, Wioletta ^b   Yue, Guang H ^c   Jaskólski, Artur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b Faculty of Physical Education   (Poland)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow extensor; Elbow flexor; Electromyography; Mechanomyography; MVC force fluctuation; Skinfold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACHIORADIALIS MUSCLE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGRAPHY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 29144525560     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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