Fatigue is specific to working muscles: No cross-over with single-leg cycling in trained cyclists

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 479-488

  Elmer, Steven J ^a,b   Amann, Markus ^c   McDaniel, John ^d,e   Martin, David T ^f   Martin, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central fatigue; Contralateral limb; Muscle fatigue; Neuromuscular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BICYCLING; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 84872296815     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2455-0     Document Type: Article

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