Recurrence quantification analysis of surface EMG detects changes in motor unit synchronization induced by recurrent inhibition

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 308-315

  Del Santo, F ^a   Gelli, F ^a   Mazzocchio, R ^a   Rossi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Determinism; L Acetylcarnitine; Recurrence quantification analysis; Recurrent inhibition; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

LEVACECARNINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI; ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS MUSCLE; ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPPONENS POLLICIS; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECURRENT INHIBITION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33947318207     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0734-x     Document Type: Article

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