Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages e380-e386 , December 2009

Non-invasive assessment of muscle fiber conduction velocity during an incremental maximal cycling test

  • Paola Sbriccoli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, IUSM University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00194 Rome, Italy
    • IIM, Interuniversity Institute of Miology, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, IUSM University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00194 Rome, Italy. Tel./fax: +39 06 36733 214.
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  • Massimo Sacchetti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, IUSM University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00194 Rome, Italy
    • IIM, Interuniversity Institute of Miology, Italy
    • ,
  • Francesco Felici

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, IUSM University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00194 Rome, Italy
    • IIM, Interuniversity Institute of Miology, Italy
    • ,
  • Leonardo Gizzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, IUSM University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00194 Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Mauro Lenti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, IUSM University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00194 Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Alessandro Scotto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, IUSM University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00194 Rome, Italy
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  • Giuseppe De Vito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, IUSM University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00194 Rome, Italy
    • School of Physiotherapy and Performance Science, Institute of Sport and Health University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
    • IIM, Interuniversity Institute of Miology, Italy

Received 20 November 2008 ,Revised 19 March 2009 ,Accepted 19 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.03.008

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages e380-e386 , December 2009

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