Differential contributions of ankle plantarflexors during submaximal isometric muscle action: A PET and EMG study

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 367-374

  Masood, Tahir ^a   Bojsen Møller, Jens ^c,d   Kalliokoski, Kari K ^b   Kirjavainen, Anna ^b   Äärimaa, Ville ^e   Peter Magnusson, S ^d   Finni, Taija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TURKU PET CENTRE   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography (EMG); Glucose uptake; Isometric plantarflexion exercise; Positron emission tomography (PET); Triceps surae (TS)

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ANKLE PLANTARFLEXOR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY (EMG); GLUCOSE UPTAKE; ISOMETRIC PLANTARFLEXION EXERCISE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET); TRICEPS SURAE (TS);

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899937578     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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