Relationships between surface EMG variables and motor unit firing rates

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-185

  Christie, Anita ^a   Kamen, Gary ^a   Greig Inglis, J ^b   Gabriel, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplitude and frequency analysis; Indwelling EMG; Isometric contraction; Ramp contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ARM; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SURFACE PROPERTIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149122350     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1113-7     Document Type: Article

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