Non-local muscle fatigue: effects and possible mechanisms

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2031-2048

  Halperin, Israel ^a,b   Chapman, Dale W ^a,b   Behm, David G ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contralateral muscles; Cross education; Crossover fatigue; Endurance; Force

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 84941879366     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3249-y     Document Type: Review

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