Sensitivity of 24-h EMG duration and intensity in the human vastus lateralis muscle to threshold changes

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 655-661

  Klein, Cliff S ^a,b   Peterson, Lillian B ^b   Ferrell, Sean ^b   Thomas, Christine K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Electromyogram threshold; Long term electromyogram recording; Maximal voluntary contraction; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949597064     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00757.2009     Document Type: Article

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