Changes in motor unit recruitment thresholds of the human anconeus muscle during torque development preceding shortening elbow extensions

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2876-2884

  Harwood, B ^a   Rice, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elbow extensor; Movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 84861125769     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00902.2011     Document Type: Article

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