Maximal Discharge Rate of Motor Units Determines the Maximal Rate of Force Development During Ballistic Contractions in Human

Overview

Journal Front Hum Neurosci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2014 May 6

PMID 24795599

Citations 35

Authors

Jacques Duchateau

Stephane Baudry

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