Supraspinal fatigue is similar in men and women for a low-force fatiguing contraction

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1873-1883

  Keller, Manda L ^a   Pruse, Jaclyn ^a   Yoon, Tejin ^a   Schlinder Delap, Bonnie ^a   Harkins, April ^a   Hunter, Sandra K ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

central fatigue; elbow flexors; Gender; muscle fatigue; stress; transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052970362     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318216ebd4     Document Type: Article

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