Muscle activation during low-intensity muscle contractions with restricted blood flow

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 479-489

  Yasuda, Tomohiro ^a,c   Brechue, William ^b   Fujita, Taku ^c   Shirakawa, Jun ^c   Sato, Yoshiaki ^a   Abe, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

20 1 RM; Cmplete occlusion of blood flow; Electromyography; Moderate restriction of blood flow; Neuromuscular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849183701     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802626567     Document Type: Article

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