Assessing changes in presynaptic inhibition of Ia afferents during movement in humans

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-199

  Pierrot Deseilligny, Emmanuel ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

H reflex; Humans; Ia afferents; Monosynaptic excitation; Presynaptic inhibition; Vibratory inhibition; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE ENDING; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; NERVE FIBERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030854101     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)02249-8     Document Type: Article

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