Supraspinal effects on the fractal correlation in human H-reflex

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 112-118

  Nozaki, Daichi ^a   Nakazawa, Kimitaka ^b   Yamamoto, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fractal; H reflex variability; Human; Monosynaptic reflex; Spinal cord injury; Supraspinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0029859023     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00227184     Document Type: Article

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