Gain of the triceps surae stretch reflex in decerebrate and spinal cats during postural and locomotor activities

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 496, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 837-850

  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;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL ANIMAL; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0029909039     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021731     Document Type: Article

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