Sex differences in response to cognitive stress during a fatiguing contraction

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1486-1496

  Yoon, Tejin ^a   Keller, Manda L ^a   De Lap, Bonnie Schlinder ^a   Harkins, April ^a   Lepers, Romuald ^b   Hunter, Sandra K ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Arousal; Elbow flexor muscles; Muscle fatigue; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72749103429     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00238.2009     Document Type: Article

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