Force variability during isometric wrist flexion in highly skilled and sedentary individuals

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 715-722

  Salonikidis, Konstantinos ^a   Amiridis, Ioannis G ^a   Oxyzoglou, Nikolaos ^a   De Villareal, Eduardo Saez Saez ^a   Zafeiridis, Andreas ^a   Kellis, Eleftherios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Force variability; Handball; Isometric; Tennis; Wrist flexors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WRIST;

ATHLETES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649096341     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1184-5     Document Type: Article

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