Journal article
The effect of age and gender on the relative fatigability of the human adductor pollicis muscle
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relative influence of such factors as age, gender, and absolute force on the fatiguability of the human adductor pollicis muscle. 12 young males (YM, 25.3 +/- 2.1 y), 12 young females (YF. 23.5 +/- 2.1 y), 12 older males (OM, 71.7 +/- 5.6 y) and 12 older females (OF, 69.5 +/- 4.6 y) participated. Three minutes of intermittent (5 s contraction, 2 s rest) maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) were used …
Authors
Ditor DS; Hicks AL
Journal
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Vol. 78, No. 10, pp. 781–790
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
October 1, 2000
DOI
10.1139/y00-061
ISSN
0008-4212