Synaptic integration in bistable motoneurons

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 123, Issue , 1999, Pages 49-56

  Heckman, C J ^a   Lee, R H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0033385226     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)62843-5     Document Type: Article

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