Decline in voluntary activation contributes to reduced maximal performance of fatigued human lower limb muscles

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3959-3970

  Mileva, K N ^a   Sumners, D P ^a   Bowtell, J L ^a,b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central fatigue; Motor cortex; Msoleus; Mtibialis anterior; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANKLE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84869233226     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2381-1     Document Type: Article

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