Effect of voluntary activation on age-related muscle fatigue resistance

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1229-1235

  Mademli, Lida ^a   Arampatzis, Adamantios ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Central fatigue; Intermittent isometric contractions; Peripheral fatigue; Plantar flexor muscles

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INTERPOLATION;

CENTRAL FATIGUE; INTERMITTENT ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; PERIPHERAL FATIGUE; PLANTAR FLEXOR MUSCLES;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGING; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 41549140714     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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