Fatigue and the electromechanical efficiency of the vastus medialis and vastus lateralis muscles

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-156

  Ebersole, Kyle T ^a   Malek, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Mechanomyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 41949085904     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-43.2.152     Document Type: Article

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