Potentiation of knee extensor contraction by antagonist conditioning contraction at several intensities

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-447

  Kamimura, Takashi ^a   Takenaka, Toshifumi ^a  

^a KOKUSHIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antagonist conditioning contraction; Potentiation; Reversal of antagonists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; TENDONS;

EID: 34948892118     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.26.443     Document Type: Article

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