Changes in the H-reflexes of ankle extensor and flexor muscles at the initiation of a stepping movement in humans

Brain Research

Volumn 766, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 227-235

  Komiyama, Tomoyoshi ^a   Kasai, Tatsuya ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticipatory postural adjustment; Hoffmann reflex; Silent phase; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANKLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; KNEE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PERONEAL NERVE; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; VOLITION;

EID: 0030931656     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00553-2     Document Type: Article

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