Influence of stimulus intensity on electromechanical delay and its mechanisms

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-55

  Lacourpaille, Lilian ^a   Nordez, Antoine ^a   Hug, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Biceps; Excitation contraction coupling; Muscle force transmission; Stimulation; Ultrafast ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; DYNAMOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMECHANICAL DELAY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TENDON JUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TENDON; VOLUNTEER;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84873146209     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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