Forms of forward quadrupedal locomotion. I. A comparison of posture, hindlimb kinematics, and motor patterns for normal and crouched walking

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2316-2326

  Trank, Tamara V ^b   Chen, Cheunju ^b   Smith, Judith L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HIP; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TREADMILL;

EID: 0029974083     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2316     Document Type: Article

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