Effect of random interpulse interval modulation on neuromuscular fatigue

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 807-815

  Indurthy, Maritha ^a   Griffin, Lisa ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Interpulse interval variability; Interspike interval; M wave; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOLEMMA; THENAR;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; THUMB;

EID: 37049015353     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20882     Document Type: Article

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