Advancing femoral nerve stimulation into the stage of science

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 356-357

  Laghi, Franco ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INNERVATION; MAGNETISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 61949101971     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91155.2008     Document Type: Editorial

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