Forms of forward quadrupedal locomotion. II. A comparison of posture, hindlimb kinematics, and motor patterns for upslope and level walking

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1687-1701

  Carlson Kuhta, Patricia ^a   Trank, Tamara V ^a   Smith, Judith L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CAT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 0031897622     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.4.1687     Document Type: Article

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