Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Motor Unit Stimulation

Motor Unit Stimulation

When the neuron of a motor unit fires an action potential, it triggers a series of events, leading to a twitch contraction in the muscle fibers. The process of excitation-contraction coupling is crucial in relaying the action potential to the muscle fibers.
The latent period of contraction marks the onset of excitation-contraction coupling, when the action potential propagates across the sarcolemma, preparing the muscle fibers for contraction. As the fibers enter the contraction phase, the...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Rush Medical College: Neurological Clinic.

The Chicago medical journal and examiner·2023

Same author

Chicago Academy of Medical Sciences.

Chicago medical examiner·2023

Same author

Cases in Practice.

Chicago medical examiner·2023

Same author

Report of Meeting of the Chicago Academy of Medical Sciences, March 2d, 1860.

The Chicago medical journal·2023

Same author

Emboli.

The Chicago medical journal·2023

Same author

Chronic Pemphigus (Pompholix Diutinus of Willan and Bateman).

The Chicago medical journal·2023

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 24, 2025

The Muscle Cuff Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface for the Amplification of Intact Peripheral Nerve Signals

The Muscle Cuff Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface for the Amplification of Intact Peripheral Nerve Signals

Published on: January 13, 2022

Case of Irregular Innervation

¹Chicago.

The Chicago Medical Journal

|July 6, 2023

Summary

No abstract available in PubMed .

More Related Videos

An Implantable System For Chronic In Vivo Electromyography

An Implantable System For Chronic In Vivo Electromyography

Published on: April 21, 2020

Functional and Morphological Assessment of Diaphragm Innervation by Phrenic Motor Neurons

Functional and Morphological Assessment of Diaphragm Innervation by Phrenic Motor Neurons

Published on: May 25, 2015

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 24, 2025

The Muscle Cuff Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface for the Amplification of Intact Peripheral Nerve Signals

The Muscle Cuff Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface for the Amplification of Intact Peripheral Nerve Signals

Published on: January 13, 2022

An Implantable System For Chronic In Vivo Electromyography

An Implantable System For Chronic In Vivo Electromyography

Published on: April 21, 2020

Functional and Morphological Assessment of Diaphragm Innervation by Phrenic Motor Neurons

Functional and Morphological Assessment of Diaphragm Innervation by Phrenic Motor Neurons

Published on: May 25, 2015