Effects of ambient temperature on mechanomyography of resting quadriceps muscle

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 227-233

  McKay, William P ^a   Vargo, Michael ^a   Chilibeck, Philip D ^a   Daku, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homeotherm; Human evolution; Mechanomyography; Microvibration; Minor tremor; Nonshivering thermogenesis; Resting muscle; Thermoregulatory tonus

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REST; SHIVERING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REST; SHIVERING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84875603649     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2011-0358     Document Type: Article

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