The activation of back muscles during locomotion in the developing rat

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-228

  Gramsbergen, A ^a   Geisler, H C ^a   Taekema, H ^a   Van Eykern, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Development; EMG; Locomotion; Longissimus muscle; Posture; Rat

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; LATENT PERIOD; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033524813     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(98)00184-9     Document Type: Article

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