Stretch of quadriceps inhibits the soleus H reflex during locomotion in decerebrate cats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2975-2984

  Misiaszek, John E ^a   Pearson, Keir G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DECEREBRATION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031424080     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.6.2975     Document Type: Article

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