Eccentric muscle damage increases intermuscular coherence during a fatiguing isometric contraction

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 208, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 362-375

  Semmler, J G ^a   Ebert, S A ^a   Amarasena, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coherence; Electromyography; Exercise; Fatigue; Muscle damage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COHERENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; MUSCLE DAMAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880328138     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12111     Document Type: Article

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