The effect of pH on fatigue during submaximal isometric contractions of the human calf muscle

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 565-577

  Siegler, Jason C ^a   Marshall, Paul ^a   Pouslen, Mathias K ^b   Nielsen, Niels Peter B ^b   Kennedy, David ^c   Green, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Ammonia chloride; Fatigue; Sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BICARBONATE;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADULT; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SODIUM BICARBONATE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 84925485537     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: 14396327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-3027-2     Document Type: Article

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