Corticospinal properties following short-term strength training of an intrinsic hand muscle

Human Movement Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 631-641

  Kidgell, Dawson J ^a,b   Pearce, Alan J ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortical inhibition; Corticospinal; Strength training; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ACTIVE MOTOR THRESHOLD; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; INTEROSSEOUS MUSCLE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; PYRAMIDAL TRACT INHIBITION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SILENT PERIOD DURATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956447275     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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