Central fatigue explains sex differences in muscle fatigue and contralateral cross-over effects of maximal contractions

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 454, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 957-969

  Martin, Peter G ^a,b   Rattey, Jodie ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central fatigue; CNS; Contralateral; Fatigue; Human; Quadriceps; Sex; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34548304317     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0243-1     Document Type: Article

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