Distribution of motor unit potential velocities in short static and prolonged dynamic contractions at low forces: Use of the within-subject's skewness and standard deviation variables

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 647-658

  Klaver Krol E G ^a,e   Henriquez, N R ^a   Oosterloo, S J ^b   Klaver, P ^c   Bos, J M ^b   Zwarts, M J ^d  

^a Twente Hospital Group   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity distribution; Dynamic contraction; Motor unit potential; Position task; Skewness; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC EXERCISE; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 34948836218     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0494-8     Document Type: Article

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