Contributions of cocontraction and eccentric activity to stiffness regulation

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-218

  Silva, Paula ^a   Fonseca, Sergio ^b   Ocarino, Juliana ^b,c   Gonçalves, Gabriela ^b   Mancini, Marisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BELO HORIZONTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elbow joint; Electromyography; Oscillatory movements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE COCONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 66749152546     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.41.3.207-218     Document Type: Article

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