Bilateral deficit expressions and myoelectric signal activity during submaximal and maximal isometric knee extensions in young, athletic males

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 721-726

  Kuruganti, Usha ^a   Murphy, Tiernan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bilateral limb deficit; Isometric knee extension; Myoelectric signal; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BILATERAL LIMB DEFICIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPORTS; TORQUE;

EID: 39149137165     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0651-0     Document Type: Article

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