An examination of the frequency-specific behavior of the mechanomyographic amplitude versus isometric torque relationship

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-42

  Beck, Travis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency; Mechanomyography; Motor control strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTEER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449262994     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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