Activity-dependent hyperpolarization of human motor axons produced by natural activity

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 507, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 919-925

  Vagg, Rebecca ^a   Mogyoros, Ilona ^a   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a   Burke, David ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM ION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SODIUM CONDUCTANCE; STRESS; AXONAL HYPERPOLARIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE EXCITABILITY; SKIN NERVE;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AXONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; SKIN;

EID: 0032520860     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.919bs.x     Document Type: Article

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