Mechanical states encoded by stretch-sensitive neurons in feline joint capsule

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 175-187

  Khalsa, Partap S ^a   Hoffman, Allen H ^b   Grigg, Peter ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; JOINT CAPSULE; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANORECEPTOR; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORY NERVE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0029945075     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.1.175     Document Type: Article

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