Relation between macro-EMG and muscle Uber conduction velocity

Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1995 Aug-Sep;35(5):295-300.

Abstract

We investigated the relationship between macro-EMG and muscle Uber conduction velocity in the right biceps brachii in 5 normal subjects using a single-Uber macroelectrode and surface array electrodes. The macro-EMG signal and the surface electrode signals were triggered and averaged by the single-Uber action potential. The amplitude and area of the macro-EMG was correlated with the muscle Uber conduction velocity, suggesting that the macro-EMG can serve as a parameter of the size principle in both the clinical and research settings.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arm / innervation
  • Electrodes
  • Electromyography / instrumentation*
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Motor Neurons / physiology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / innervation*
  • Reaction Time / physiology
  • Reference Values
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Synaptic Transmission / physiology*