Regulation of soleus muscle spindle sensitivity in decerebrate and spinal cats during postural and locomotor activities

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 495, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 835-850

  Bennett, David J ^a   De Serres, Sophie J ^a   Stein, Richard B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; LEVODOPA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL ANIMAL;

EID: 0029766530     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021636     Document Type: Article

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