Organization of recurrent inhibition and facilitation in motor nuclei innervating ankle muscles of the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 778-790

  Turkin, Vladimir V ^a   Monroe, Katrina S ^a   Hamm, Thomas M ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CAT; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FACILITATION; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENSHAW CELL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0031930034     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.2.778     Document Type: Article

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