Fatigue-related changes in motor-unit synchronization of quadriceps muscles within and across legs

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 717-731

  Boonstra, T W ^a   Daffertshofer, A ^a   van Ditshuizen, J C ^a   van den Heuvel, M R C ^a   Hofman, C ^a   Willigenburg, N W ^a   Beek, P J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EMG coherence; Motor overflow; Muscle fatigue; Physiological tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 50649107275     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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