Low-frequency fatigue

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1146-1150

  Keeton, R Benjamin ^a   Binder Macleod, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Muscle contraction; Muscle fatigue; Muscle performance

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CLIMBING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; WALKING;

EID: 33746597830     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/86.8.1146     Document Type: Review

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