Activation-induced force enhancement in human adductor pollicis

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 821-828

  Oskouei, Ali E ^a,b   Herzog, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Activation; Activation induced force enhancement; Electrically elicited contraction; Human adductor pollicis; Post activation potentiation; Voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STEADY STATE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; THUMB;

EID: 68949181518     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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