Neuromuscular activation of vastus intermedius muscle during fatiguing exercise

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 661-666

  Watanabe, Kohei ^a   Akima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Isometric contraction; Knee extensor muscles; Quadriceps femoris; Surface electromyography; Synergistic muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS INTERMEDIUS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 77952953164     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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