Assessment of plantar flexors activation capacity: Nerve versus muscle stimulation by single versus double pulse

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 563-572

  Scaglioni, Gil ^a   Martin, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Triceps surae; Twitch interpolation; Voluntary activation; Voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ADULT; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 67649386207     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1049-y     Document Type: Article

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