Fatigue-related firing of muscle nociceptors reduces voluntary activation of ipsilateral but not contralateral lower limb muscles

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 408-418

  Kennedy, David S ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Siobhan C ^a,b   Gandevia, Simon C ^a,b   Taylor, Janet L ^a,b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Group III and IV muscle afferents; Muscle fatigue; Superimposed twitch; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LOWER LIMB; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PAIN RECEPTOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 84922978939     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00375.2014     Document Type: Article

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