Isometric torque and shortening velocity following fatigue and recovery of different voluntary tasks in the dorsiflexors

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 866-874

  Cheng, Arthur J ^a   Rice, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Fatigue; Recovery; Shortening velocity; Surface electromyography; Tibialis anterior; Voluntary activation; Voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349138605     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H09-085     Document Type: Article

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