M-wave properties during progressive motor unit activation by transcutaneous stimulation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 545-555

  Farina, Dario ^a   Blanchietti, Andrea ^a   Pozzo, Marco ^a   Merletti, Roberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mean power spectral frequency; Motor unit activation order; Muscle fiber conduction velocity; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; M WAVE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 3242722174     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00064.2004     Document Type: Article

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