Influence of motor unit synchronization on amplitude characteristics of surface and intramuscularly recorded EMG signals

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-237

  Arabadzhiev, Todor I ^a   Dimitrov, Vladimir G ^b   Dimitrova, Nonna A ^a   Dimitrov, George V ^a  

^a CENTRE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

EMG integral; Intracellular action potential; MU synchrony; Neural adaptation; RMS

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL;

EID: 76449119781     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1206-3     Document Type: Article

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