Fast-to-slow conversion following chronic low-frequency activation of medial gastrocnemius muscle in cats. II. Motoneuron properties

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2605-2615

  Munson, John B ^a   Foehring, Robert C ^a,b   Mendell, Lorne M ^a,d   Gordon, Tessa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FAST MUSCLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW MUSCLE;

EID: 0030952456     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.5.2605     Document Type: Article

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