Fatigue-related adaptations in muscle coordination during a cyclic exercise in humans

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 3305-3313

  Turpin, Nicolas A ^a   Guével, Arnaud ^a   Durand, Sylvain ^b   Hug, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Module; Muscle synergies; Rowing; Task failure

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 80052626127     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.057133     Document Type: Article

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