Exertion dependent alternations in force fluctuation and limb acceleration during sustained fatiguing contraction

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 362-371

  Huang, Chien Ting ^a   Hwang, Ing Shiou ^a   Huang, Chien Chun ^b   Young, Ming Shing ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Force tremor; Isometric contraction; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; FORCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745115884     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0166-0     Document Type: Article

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