Motor unit discharge rate following twitch potentiation in human triceps brachii muscle
It has been proposed that during brief voluntary contractions, twitch potentiation may sustain force output despite a decline in motor unit discharge rate. This study examined the evoked twitch force and motor unit discharge rates during submaximal voluntary contractions of the triceps brachii muscl...
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Published in | Neuroscience letters Vol. 316; no. 3; pp. 153 - 156 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
28.12.2001
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Summary: | It has been proposed that during brief voluntary contractions, twitch potentiation may sustain force output despite a decline in motor unit discharge rate. This study examined the evoked twitch force and motor unit discharge rates during submaximal voluntary contractions of the triceps brachii muscle before and after a 5 s conditioning contraction (CC) at 75% of maximal voluntary force. After the CC, twitch force potentiated (∼1.3–2-fold), and the discharge rate in 33 of 35 motor units declined significantly by 1–6 Hz. The increase in twitch force was significantly correlated with the decline in discharge rate (
r=−0.74). These findings suggest that the extent of the decrease in motor unit discharge rate following a CC is associated with the magnitude of twitch potentiation. |
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ISSN: | 0304-3940 1872-7972 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)02389-8 |