Influence of local temperature on motor unit behavior during rapid contractions in humans
These findings suggest that local cooling induces earlier motor unit recruitment and higher discharge rate, mitigating the decrease in RTD.
Authors
- K. Ota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6145-8566)
- Kazushige Sasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6709-8581)
- Hikaru Yokoyama
Institutions
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05796-0
- Primary Topic
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Tokyo
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Japan Science and Technology Agency