Innervation zone shift at different levels of isometric contraction in the biceps brachii muscle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 667-675

  Piitulainen, Harri ^a   Rantalainen, Timo ^a,b   Linnamo, Vesa ^a   Komi, Paavo ^a   Avela, Janne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Innervation zone; M. biceps brachii; Muscle fiber conduction velocity; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TENDON; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349235581     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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