Asymmetry of hindlimb muscle activity and cutaneous reflexes after tendon transfers in kittens

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3392-3405

  Loeb, G E ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Univ of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 0033377372     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3392     Document Type: Article

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