Effects of test H-reflex size on reciprocal inhibition in forearm muscles

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2194-2196

  Okuma, Yasuyuki ^a   Ohi, Kiyofumi ^b   Lee, Robert G ^b   Mizuno, Yoshikuni ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Forearm muscle; H reflex; Reciprocal inhibition; Spasticity; Test reflex size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOREARM; H-REFLEX; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032722046     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00182-0     Document Type: Article

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