Changes in excitability of the flexor carpi radialis H-reflex following tactile stimulation of the index fingertip

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-351

  Cavallari, Paolo ^a,b   Lalli, Stefania ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cutaneous afferents; Cutaneous reflexes; H reflex; Human upper limb; Natural skin stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITABILITY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOTONEURON; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FINGERS; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; SKIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOUCH;

EID: 0031921651     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050408     Document Type: Article

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