Analysis of motor units with high-density surface electromyography

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 879-890

  Merletti, Roberto ^a   Holobar, Aleš ^a   Farina, Dario ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blind source separation; Decomposition; Motor unit; Multi channel EMG

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS;

EID: 56249149216     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.09.002     Document Type: Review

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