Dependence of peripheral tremor on mechanical perturbations: A modeling study

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-108

  Bock, Otmar ^a   Wenderoth, Nicole ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; TREMOR;

MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TREMOR;

EID: 0033073332     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004220050508     Document Type: Article

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