The Hoffmann reflex of human plantar foot muscles

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 732-738

  Ellrich, Jens ^a,c   Steffens, Heinz ^b   Treede, Rolf D ^a   Schomburg, Eike D ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abductor hallucis muscle; F wave; H reflex; Motoneuronal excitability; Plantar foot muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0031863766     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199806)21:6<732::AID-MUS4>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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