Reproducibility of two electrical stimulation techniques to assess neuromuscular fatigue

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-103

  Del Coso, Juan ^a   Hamouti, Nassim ^a   Estevez, Emma ^a   Mora Rodriguez, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activation level; Exercise induced hyperthermia; Fatigue; Human quadriceps; Isometric force

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951786244     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2010.487117     Document Type: Article

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