Knee angle-dependent oxygen consumption of human quadriceps muscles during maximal voluntary and electrically evoked contractions

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-242

  Kooistra, R D ^a   Ruiter, C J ^a   Haan, A ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Muscle length; NIRS; Oxygen consumption; Voluntary and tetanic contractions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STEADY STATE; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 36348976377     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0573-x     Document Type: Article

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