Intensity-dependent alterations in the excitability of cortical and spinal projections to the knee extensors during isometric and locomotor exercise

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 308, Issue 12, 2015, Pages R998-R1007

  Weavil, J C ^a   Sidhu, S K ^b   Mangum, T S ^a   Richardson, R S ^a,b,c   Amann, M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervicomedullary stimulation; Motor cortex; Spinal motoneurons; Transcranial stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CYCLING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; EXERCISE; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TIME;

ADULT; BICYCLING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84931067654     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00021.2015     Document Type: Article

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