Changes in neural modulation and motor control during voluntary movement of older individuals

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Leonard, Charles T ^a   Matsumoto, Tamaki ^b   Diedrich, Pamela M ^a   McMillan, James A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b International Buddhist University   (Japan)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0030768275     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/52A.5.M320     Document Type: Article

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