The influence of muscle spindle discharge on the human H reflex and the monosynaptic reflex in the cat

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 497, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 279-290

  Wood, S A ^a   Gregory, J E ^a   Proske, U ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0029959725     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021767     Document Type: Article

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