Modulation of motor unit discharge rate and H-reflex amplitude during submaximal fatigue of the human soleus muscle

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-355

  Kuchinad, R A ^a   Ivanova, T D ^a   Garland, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fatigue; H reflex; Human; Motor unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPIKE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4644302801     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-1907-0     Document Type: Article

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