Unilateral elbow flexion fatigue modulates corticospinal responsiveness in non-fatigued contralateral biceps brachii

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1301-1312

  Aboodarda, S J ^a   Sambaher N ^a   Behm, D G ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central fatigue; cross education; motoneuron excitability; peripheral fatigue; voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARM; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ARM; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84992344908     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12596     Document Type: Article

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