Differential control of reciprocal inhibition during walking versus postural and voluntary motor tasks in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 429-438

  Lavoie, Brigitte A ^a   Devanne, Hervé ^a   Capaday, Charles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WALKING;

EID: 0030789379     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.429     Document Type: Article

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