Myoelectric manifestations of fatigue in vastus lateralis, medialis obliquus and medialis longus muscles

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1032-1037

  Rainoldi, A ^a,b   Falla, D ^c,d   Mellor, R ^c   Bennell, K ^e   Hodges, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscle biopsy; Muscle fatigue; Surface electromyography; Vasti muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERAGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MEDIALIS LONGUS MUSCLE; MEDIALIS OBLIQUUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MYOELECTRICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 56249099417     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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