Morning to evening changes in the electrical and mechanical properties of human soleus motor units activated by H reflex and M wave

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 377-381

  Guette, Marie ^a   Gondin, Julien ^a   Martin, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Neural stimulation; Plantar flexion; Time of day effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 30344474915     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-0023-6     Document Type: Article

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