Are the myoelectric manifestations of fatigue distributed regionally in the human medial gastrocnemius muscle?

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 929-938

  Gallina, Alessio ^a   Merletti, Roberto ^a   Vieira, Taian M M ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Gastrocnemius muscle; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055006076     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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