The spectral changes in EMG during a second bout eccentric contraction could be due to adaptation in muscle fibres themselves: A simulation study

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1399-1409

  Dimitrov, V G ^a   Arabadzhiev, T I ^a   Dimitrova, N A ^a   Dimitrov, G V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Adaptation; EMG power spectrum; Repeated bout; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861343793     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2095-9     Document Type: Article

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