Regional variability of stretch reflex amplitude in the cat medial gastrocnemius muscle during a postural task

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1150-1154

  Eng, Janice J ^a,b   Hoffer, J A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b School of Rehabilitation Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HYPOTHESIS; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030859215     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.2.1150     Document Type: Article

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