Neural activation of the triceps surae is impaired following 2 weeks of immobilization

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 359-365

  Gondin, Julien ^a   Guette, M ^a   Maffiuletti, N A ^a   Martin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Electromyography; M wave; Monoarticular muscle; Tetanic force; Twitch interpolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 8844236199     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1225-z     Document Type: Article

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