Effects of preceding movements and contractions on the tonic vibration reflex of human finger extensor muscles

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 435-440

  Nordin, M ^a   Hagbarth, K E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Muscle spindle; Skeletal muscle; Thixotropy; Vibration reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIBRATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REFLEX; VIBRATION;

EID: 0029983848     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1996.465180000.x     Document Type: Article

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