Effect of angular velocity on soleus and medial gastrocnemius H-reflex during maximal concentric and eccentric muscle contraction

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 948-956

  Duclay, Julien ^a,b   Robbe, Alice ^b   Pousson, Michel ^a,b   Martin, Alain ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Inhibitory mechanisms; Neurostimulation; Spinal reflexes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STIMULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 68949170585     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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