Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 580-589 , August 2010

Investigation of motor unit recruitment during stimulated contractions of tibialis anterior muscle

  • L. Mesin

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Ingegneria del Sistema Neuromuscolare e della Riabilitazione Motoria (LISiN), Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • E. Merlo

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Ingegneria del Sistema Neuromuscolare e della Riabilitazione Motoria (LISiN), Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • ,
  • R. Merletti

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio di Ingegneria del Sistema Neuromuscolare e della Riabilitazione Motoria (LISiN), Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 011 4330476; fax: +39 011 4330404.
    • ,
  • C. Orizio

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Received 10 July 2009 ,Revised 17 November 2009 ,Accepted 17 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.11.008

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 580-589 , August 2010

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