A method for potentiating renshaw cell activity in humans

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-58

  Mazzocchio, R ^a   Rossi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

H reflex; L Acetylcarnitine; Motor control; Recurrent inhibition; Renshaw cell; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENSHAW CELL;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; KNEE JOINT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0031402281     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(97)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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