Mechanomyographic assessment of contractile properties within seven segments of the human deltoid muscle

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-44

  Gorelick, Mark L ^a,b   Brown, J M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Deltoid; Functional differentiation; Mechanomyography; Muscle physiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; VOLUNTEER; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; ARM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGRAPHY;

EID: 34249284836     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0397-8     Document Type: Article

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