Combined effects of fatigue and temperature manipulation on skeletal muscle electrical and mechanical characteristics during isometric contraction

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 348-355

  Cè, Emiliano ^a,b   Rampichini, Susanna ^a   Agnello, Luca ^b   Limonta, Eloisa ^a   Veicsteinas, Arsenio ^a,b   Esposito, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity; EMG; Isometric contraction; Muscle temperature; Neuromuscular efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861694820     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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