Non-stationarity and power spectral shifts in EMG activity reflect motor unit recruitment in rat diaphragm muscle

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 400-409

  Seven, Yasin B ^a   Mantilla, Carlos B ^a,b   Zhan, Wen Zhi ^a   Sieck, Gary C ^a,b  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragm muscle; Electromyography; Motor unit recruitment; Neuromotor control; Power spectrum; Stationarity

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; NONHUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SNEEZING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SNEEZING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84871921796     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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