Phasic and tonic reflexes evoked in human antagonistic wrist muscles by tendon vibration

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-35

  Cody, F W J ^a   Henley, Natasha C ^a   Parker, Lisa ^a   Turner, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human; Reciprocal inhibition; Spinal cord; Vibration reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRATION SENSE; WRIST;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; REFLEX; VIBRATION; WRIST;

EID: 0031931913     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-980X(97)00063-5     Document Type: Article

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