Age independent and position-dependent alterations in motor unit activity of the biceps brachii

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-38

  Jakobi, J M ^c   Harwood, B ^a   Edwards, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FOREARM; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TORQUE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FOREARM; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956614175     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1438-2     Document Type: Article

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