Reorganization of multidigit physiological tremors after repetitive contractions of a single finger

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 966-974

  Hwang, Ing Shiou ^a   Yang, Zong Ru ^a   Huang, Chien Ting ^a   Guo, Mei Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Muscle fatigue; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TREMOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64349101273     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90851.2008     Document Type: Article

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