Backward and forward walking use different patterns of phase-dependent modulation of cutaneous reflexes in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 301-310

  Duysens, J ^a   Tax, A A M ^b   Murrer, L ^b   Dietz, V ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 0029954812     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.1.301     Document Type: Article

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