Nonlinear tension summation of different combinations of motor units in the anesthetized cat peroneus longus muscle

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 771-780

  Troiani, D ^a   Filippi, G M ^a   Andreasi Bassi, F ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033021359     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.771     Document Type: Article

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