Summation of motor unit forces in rat medial gastrocnemius muscle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 599-607

  Drzymala Celichowska H ^a   Krutki, P ^a   Celichowski, J ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Evoked contraction; Force summation; Medial gastrocnemius; Motor unit; Rat

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOGRAM; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL ROOT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TETANY; THIN FILAMENT;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 77952957324     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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