The role of capsaicin-sensitive muscle afferents in fatigue-induced modulation of the monosynaptic reflex in the rat

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 515, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 599-607

  Pettorossi, V E ^a   Della Torre, G ^a   Bortolami, R ^b   Brunetti, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MALE; MODULATION; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; VENTRAL ROOT; DORSAL ROOT; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMODULATION; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

EID: 0033105592     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.599ac.x     Document Type: Article

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