Central excitability does not limit postfatigue voluntary activation of quadriceps femoris

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1757-1764

  Kalmar, J M ^a   Cafarelli, E ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Quadriceps; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 33744909816     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01347.2005     Document Type: Article

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