Low frequency fatigue in human quadriceps is fatigue dependent and not task dependent

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 308-316

  Iguchi, Masaki ^a   Baldwin, Kris ^a   Boeyink, Charles ^a   Engle, Carol ^a   Kehoe, Michael ^a   Ganju, Anish ^a   Messaros, Andrew J ^a   Shields, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Double single ratio; Electrical stimulation; Equivalent fatigue; Excitation contraction coupling; Task dependency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 38849103624     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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