Force enhancement at different levels of voluntary contraction in human adductor pollicis

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 280-287

  Oskouei, Ali E ^a   Herzog, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiber type; Force enhancement; Muscle activation; Sub maximal voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; THUMB; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THUMB; VOLITION;

EID: 33745074664     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0167-z     Document Type: Article

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