Short-latency, non-reciprocal group I inhibition is reduced during the stance phase of walking in humans

Brain Research

Volumn 743, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 24-31

  Stephens, Marilee J ^a   Yang, Jaynie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

group Ib afferent; human; locomotion; reflex reversal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CATS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WALKING;

EID: 0030447073     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00977-8     Document Type: Article

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