Age-related neuromuscular changes affecting human vastus lateralis

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 594, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 4525-4536

  Piasecki, M ^a   Ireland, A ^a   Stashuk, D ^b   Hamilton Wright, A ^c   Jones, D A ^a   McPhee, J S ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FIRING RATE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL SIZE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEAR FIBER JIGGLE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUMBER OF PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SIGNAL DETECTION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 84982193813     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/JP271087     Document Type: Article

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