Twitch interpolation a valid measure with misinterpreted meaning [3]

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 363-

  Binder Macleod, Stuart A ^a   Perumal, Ramu ^a   Chou, Li Wei ^a   Kesar, Trisha ^a   Snyder Mackler, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STROKE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; INNERVATION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NONHUMAN;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTENTION; KNEE JOINT; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; STROKE;

EID: 67650069266     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00362.2009     Document Type: Letter

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