An intact peripheral nerve preparation for monitoring inputs from single muscle afferent fibres

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 186-188

  Mackie, P D ^a   Rowe, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actions of single sensory fibres; Muscle afferent fibres; Single sensory fibres

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTRODE; FORELIMB; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TENDON;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; FORELIMB; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE FIBERS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031018854     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02454157     Document Type: Article

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