Activity of thoracic and lumbar epaxial extensors during postural responses in the cat

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 315-323

  Macpherson, J M ^a   Fung, J ^b  

^a RS Dow Neurological Sciences Institute   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance; Cat; Epaxial muscles; Stance posture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; STANDING; THORAX;

NASA DISCIPLINE NEUROSCIENCE; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; JOINTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0031907386     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050347     Document Type: Article

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