Dependence of stretch reflexes on amplitude and bandwidth of stretch in human wrist muscle

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 278-287

  Cathers, I ^a,b   O'Dwyer, N ^c   Neilson, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Prince Henry Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Electromyography; Stretch reflex; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM; WRIST;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIODICITY; REFLEX, STRETCH; VOLITION; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0032717638     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050898     Document Type: Article

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