Age- and sex-related differences in muscle activation for a discrete functional task

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 677-686

  Harwood, B ^a   Edwards, D L ^b   Jakobi, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Electromyography; Motorunit activity; Muscle; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45849116499     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0765-z     Document Type: Article

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