Physiological studies of spinal inhibitory pathways in patients with hereditary hyperekplexia

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 766-772

  Floeter, M K ^a   Andermann, F ^b   Andermann, E ^b   Nigro, M ^c   Hallett, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FACILITATION; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STARTLE REFLEX; VIBRATION;

EID: 0029962156     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.3.766     Document Type: Article

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