Central alterations of neuromuscular function and feedback from group III-IV muscle afferents following exhaustive high-intensity one-leg dynamic exercise

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 308, Issue 12, 2015, Pages R1008-R1020

  Pageaux, Benjamin ^a   Angius, Luca ^a   Hopker, James G ^a   Lepers, Romuald ^b   Marcora, Samuele M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Central fatigue; Cervicomedullary stimulation; Corticospinal excitability; Endurance performance; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARTICLE; CERVICOMEDULLARY MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXHAUSTION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LEG EXERCISE; LEG MUSCLE; LEG PAIN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE AFFERENT GROUP II; MUSCLE AFFERENT GROUP III; MUSCLE AFFERENT GROUP IV; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MYALGIA; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORY FEEDBACK; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMORAL NERVE; INNERVATION; LEG; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931053628     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00280.2014     Document Type: Article

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