Antispastic effects of L-dopa

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 296-304

  Eriksson, J ^a   Olausson, B ^a   Jankowska, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Human; L dopa; Monoamines; Spasticity; Spinal cord; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLONUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TENDON REFLEX; TIME;

EID: 0029758056     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00227307     Document Type: Article

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