Myoelectric activity along human gastrocnemius medialis: Different spatial distributions of postural and electrically elicited surface potentials

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-50

  Hodson Tole, Emma F ^a   Loram, Ian D ^a   Vieira, Taian M M ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Electrode array; Motor units; Postural control; Regional distribution; Surface electromyograms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; MYOELECTRICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STANDING; TIBIAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873134929     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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