The importance of the cortico-motoneuronal system for control of grasp

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn , Issue 218, 1998, Pages 202-218

  Lemon, R N ^a   Baker, S N ^a   Davis, J A ^a   Kirkwood, P A ^a   Maier, M A ^a   Yang, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; HAND GRIP; HAPLORHINI; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HAND STRENGTH; HAPLORHINI; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT;

EID: 0032233163     PISSN: 15282511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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