Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 80-89 , February 2007

Co-contraction of the pronator teres and extensor carpi radialis during wrist extension movements in humans

  • Hiromi Fujii

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
    • ,
  • Shinji Kobayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshiaki Sato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
    • ,
  • Katsuhiro Shinozaki

      Affiliations

    • Yamagata-Prefectural-Nihonkai Hospital, Sakata, Japan
    • ,
  • Akira Naito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +81 23 628 5205.

Received 10 June 2004 ,Revised 26 June 2005 ,Accepted 18 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.11.013

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 80-89 , February 2007

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