The 1- to 2-Hz oscillations in muscle force are exacerbated by stress, especially in older adults

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 225-235

  Christou, Evangelos A ^a   Jakobi, Jennifer M ^a   Critchlow, Ashley ^a   Fleshner, Monika ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Electromyogram; Force variability; Pinch grip; Power spectrum

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HORMONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CATHETERIZATION; COGNITION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HORMONES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 3042565710     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00066.2004     Document Type: Article

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