The interpolated twitch to determine voluntary activation in various conditions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 360-

  Babault, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LETTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

CALCIUM SIGNALING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTENTION; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 67650021222     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00362.2009     Document Type: Letter

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