Twitch potentiation after voluntary versus electrically induced isometric contractions in human knee extensor muscles

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-472

  Requena, Bernardo ^a   Gapeyeva, Helena ^b   García, Inmaculada ^a   Ereline, Jaan ^b   Pääsuke, Mati ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Human knee extensor muscles; Postactivation potentiation; Twitch contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; VOLITION;

EID: 51749092206     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0793-8     Document Type: Article

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