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Motor unit recruitment pattern during low-level static and dynamic contractions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7870106     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Motor unit (MU) recruitment patterns were studied during dynamic and static contractions at workloads corresponding to 10% of maximal voluntary contraction force. The dynamic contraction consisted of a 20 degrees flexion and extension of the elbow performed with a velocity of 10 degrees/s. Motor unit potential trains were recorded from the brachial biceps muscle of 6 healthy females using a quadripolar needle electrode and a computerized decomposition program. Properties of the identified MUs were derived from concentric needle EMG. A total of 119 MUs were identified during dynamic contractions, 107 MUs during static anisotonic contractions, and 96 MUs during static isotonic contractions. The main result was that MUs recruited during different contractions showed similar properties and may belong to the same part of the motoneuron pool. This indicates that MU recruitment patterns during dynamic contractions may be almost as stereotypical as during static contractions and may even activate the same MUs.
Authors:
K Søgaard
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Muscle & nerve     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0148-639X     ISO Abbreviation:  Muscle Nerve     Publication Date:  1995 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-03-28     Completed Date:  1995-03-28     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7803146     Medline TA:  Muscle Nerve     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  292-300     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Institute of Occupational Health, Department of Physiology, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials
Adult
Electromyography
Female
Humans
Isotonic Contraction / physiology
Middle Aged
Motor Neurons / physiology*
Muscle Contraction / physiology*
Recruitment, Neurophysiological*
Time Factors
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Muscle Nerve. 1995 Dec;18(12):1492-4   [PMID:  7477079 ]

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