Differences in stretch reflex responses of elbow flexor muscles during shortening, lengthening and isometric contractions

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 395-400

  Nakazawa, Kimitaka ^a,d   Yano, Hideo ^a   Satoh, Hiroyuki ^b   Fujisaki, Iwao ^c  

^a NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Senoh Corporation   (Japan)

^d BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Long latency reflex; Muscle action patterns; Synergistic muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIORADIALIS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 0031968911     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050350     Document Type: Article

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