On the effect of chemically activated fine muscle afferents on interneurones mediating group I non-reciprocal inhibition of extensor ankle and knee muscles in humans

Brain Research

Volumn 815, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 106-110

  Rossi, A ^a   Decchi, B ^a   Dami, S ^a   Della Volpe, R ^a   Groccia, V ^a  

^a Laboratorio di Neurofisiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ib interneuron; Motoneuron; Muscle pain

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE REFLEX; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANKLE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMORAL NERVE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; KNEE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN;

EID: 0033514008     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01111-1     Document Type: Article

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