Recovery of motoneuron output is delayed in old men following high-intensity fatigue

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 977-985

  Dalton, Brian H ^a   Harwood, Brad ^a   Davidson, Andrew W ^a   Rice, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

AGED; AGING; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649140475     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00908.2009     Document Type: Article

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