Sympathetic activation by the cold pressor test does not increase the muscle force generation capacity

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1526-1533

  Roatta, Silvestro ^a   Farina, Dario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Catecholamines; Electrical stimulation; Inotropic effect; Twitch force

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERONEUS NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERONEAL NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959329131     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00039.2011     Document Type: Article

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