Instantaneous quantification of skeletal muscle activation, power production, and fatigue during cycle ergometry

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 646-654

  Coelho, A C ^a,b   Cannon, D T ^a   Cao, R ^a   Porszasz, J ^a   Casaburi, R ^a   Knorst, M M ^a   Rossiter, H B ^a,c  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Exercise testing; Isokinetic; Muscle fatigue; Performance fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84925372921     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00948.2014     Document Type: Article

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