Consequences of prolonged total body immersion in cold water on muscle performance and EMG activity

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 452, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-101

  Coulange, Mathieu ^a   Hug, François ^a   Kipson, Nathalie ^a   Robinet, Claude ^b   Desruelle, Anne Virginie ^b   Melin, Bruno ^c   Jimenez, Chantal ^c   Galland, François ^b   Jammes, Yves ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Ecole du Service de Santé des Armées   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

Author keywords

EMG spectrum; Isometric contraction; M wave; Maximal voluntary contraction; Total body cooling

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIVING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOPRENE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 33645369953     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-0013-x     Document Type: Article

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