Cortical control of human motoneuron firing during isometric contraction

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3401-3405

  Salenius, Stephan ^a   Portin, Karin ^a   Kajola, Matti ^a   Salmelin, Riitta ^a   Hari, Riitta ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030837760     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.6.3401     Document Type: Article

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