Improved tolerance of peripheral fatigue by the central nervous system after endurance training

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1401-1415

  Zghal, F ^a   Cottin, F ^a,b   Kenoun, I ^c   Rebai H ^c   Moalla, W ^c   Dogui, M ^d   Tabka, Z ^e   Martin, V ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

^b Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^d SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^f CLERMONT AUVERGNE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Knee extensor muscles; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Twitch interpolation technique; Voluntary activation level

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930572450     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3123-y     Document Type: Article

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