Differences in twitch potentiation between voluntary and stimulated quadriceps contractions of equal intensity

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Jubeau, M ^a   Gondin, J ^b   Martin, A ^a   Van Hoecke, J ^a   Maffiuletti, N A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b University of Aix Marseille   (France)

^c SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; M wave; Peak torque; Twitch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649083083     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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