Short interspike intervals and double discharges of anconeus motor unit action potentials for the production of dynamic elbow extensions

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2039-2046

  Harwood, B ^a   Rice, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic; Elbow extensor; Human; Isotonic; Neuromuscular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE DISCHARGES; DYNAMICS; ELBOW EXTENSION; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAST MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHORT INTERSPIKE INTERVAL; TORQUE; VELOCITY; YOUNG ADULT; ACTION POTENTIAL; ELBOW; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84900805858     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00412.2013     Document Type: Article

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