Age-related differences in corticospinal control during functional isometric contractions in left and right hands

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1483-1493

  Sale, Martin Y ^a   Semmler, John G ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Electromyography; Hand function; Motor cortex; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 29544450337     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00371.2005     Document Type: Article

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