Effect of frequency and pulse duration on human muscle fatigue during repetitive electrical stimulation

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 967-976

  Kesar, Trisha ^a   Binder Macleod, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; REPEAT PROCEDURE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33750609983     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2006.033886     Document Type: Article

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