Ia presynaptic inhibition in human wrist extensor muscles: Effects of motor task and cutaneous afferent activity

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 395-401

  Aimonetti, Jean Marc ^a   Schmied, Annie ^a   Vedel, Jean Pierre ^a   Pagni, Simone ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Motor control; Motor unit; Presynaptic inhibition; Wrist muscles

Indexed keywords

EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

EID: 0032716248     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(00)80067-4     Document Type: Article

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