The role of motor neuron drive in muscle fatigue

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages

  Ranieri, Federico ^a   Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corticospinal; Fatigue; Motor cortex; Motor neuron; Pyramidal tract; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84870030818     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: 18732364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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