The image of motor units architecture in the mechanomyographic signal during the single motor unit contraction: in vivo and simulation study

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 553-563

  Kaczmarek, P ^a   Celichowski, J ^b   Drzymala Celichowska H ^b   Kasinski A ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Evoked contraction; Mechanomyogram; Motor unit architecture; Muscle model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; IN VIVO STUDY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RAT; SENSOR; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 67349119203     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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