Involvement of spinal recurrent inhibition in spasticity. Further insight into the regulation of Renshaw cell activity

Brain

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 991-1003

  Mazzocchio, R ^a   Rossi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human; L acetylcarnitine; Motor control; Recurrent inhibition; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCARNITINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARAPLEGIA; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INHIBITION; RENSHAW CELL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031010250     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.6.991     Document Type: Article

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