Characteristics of the muscle mechanoreflex during quadriceps contractions in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 767-772

  Herr, Michael D ^a   Imadojemu, Virginia ^a   Kunselman, Allen R ^a   Sinoway, Lawrence I ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic reflexes; Exercise; Muscle reflexes; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0033052808     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.2.767     Document Type: Article

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