Impaired neuromuscular function during isometric, shortening, and lengthening contractions after exercise-induced damage to elbow flexor muscles

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 502-509

  Turner, Tanya S ^a   Tucker, Kylie J ^a,b   Rogasch, Nigel C ^a   Semmler, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Elbow flexion; Electromyogram; Motor function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WRIST; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 53449101890     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90421.2008     Document Type: Article

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