Modulation of stretch reflexes during imposed walking movements of the human ankle

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2893-2902

  Kearney, Robert E ^a   Lortie, Mireille ^a   Stein, Richard B ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; WALKING;

EID: 0033027818     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.6.2893     Document Type: Article

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