A comparison of voluntary and involuntary measures of electromechanical delay

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 597-604

  Hopkins, J Ty ^a   Feland, J Brent ^a   Hunter, Iain ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrocnemus; Motor recruitment; Plantar flexion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FORCE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIBIAL NERVE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 34247587234     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450600773764     Document Type: Article

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