The neural control of coactivation during fatiguing contractions revisited

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 780-788

  Duchateau, Jacques ^a   Baudry, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antagonist muscle; Cortical excitability; Motor control; Spinal excitability; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE COACTIVATION; MUSCLE COCONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84909638426     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.08.006     Document Type: Review

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