Effects of activation pattern on nonisometric human skeletal muscle performance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1985-1991

  Maladen, Ryan D ^a   Perumal, Ramu ^a   Wexler, Anthony S ^b   Binder Macleod, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Doublets; Mathematical modeling; Nonisometric contractions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 34247893740     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00729.2006     Document Type: Article

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