Stressor-induced increase in muscle fatigability of young men and women is predicted by strength but not voluntary activation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 767-778

  Keller Ross, Manda L ^a   Pereira, Hugo M ^a   Pruse, Jaclyn ^a   Yoon, Tejin ^a   Schlinder DeLap, Bonnie ^a   Nielson, Kristy A ^b   Hunter, Sandra K ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Muscle fatigue; Sex differences; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901218506     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01129.2013     Document Type: Article

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