Chapter 1 The Segmental Motor System – Advances, Issues, and Possibilities

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 123, Issue C, 1999, Pages 3-28

  Stuart, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOTONEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FORCE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY RECEPTOR;

EID: 0033384559     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)62840-X     Document Type: Article

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