Task-dependence of muscle afferent monosynaptic inputs to human extensor carpi radialis motoneurones

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 220-234

  Schmied, Annie ^a   Vedel, Jean Pierre ^a   Calvin Figuière, Sarah ^a   Rossi Durand, Christiane ^a   Pagni, Simone ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

H reflex; Humans; Motor units; Muscle afferents; Task dependence; Tendinous reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONOSYNAPTIC PATHWAY; MOTOR UNIT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENDON REFLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HAND; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TENDONS;

EID: 0030952835     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-980X(97)00015-5     Document Type: Article

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