Muscle fatigue-induced enhancement of corticomuscular coherence following sustained submaximal isometric contraction of the tibialis anterior muscle

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1233-1240

  Ushiyama, Junichi ^a,b   Katsu, Masanori ^b   Masakado, Yoshihisa ^c   Kimura, Akio ^b   Liu, Meigen ^a   Ushiba, Junichi ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central fatigue; Electroencephalogram; Electroencephalogram electromyogram coherence; Electromyogram; Force steadiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956061566     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01194.2010     Document Type: Article

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