Reflex inhibition in human biceps brachii decreases with practice of a fatiguing contraction

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2843-2851

  Riley, Zachary A ^a   Baudry, Stéphane ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SPIKE WAVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELBOW; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REFLEX; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57049178382     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90244.2008     Document Type: Article

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