Effect of a peripheral nerve block on torque produced by repetitive electrical stimulation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-167

  Lagerquist, Olle ^a   Walsh, Lee D ^b   Blouin, Jean Sébastien ^c   Collins, David F ^a   Gandevia, Simon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 67650069272     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91635.2008     Document Type: Article

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