The pattern of excitation of human lower limb motoneurones by probable group II muscle afferents

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 517, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 287-300

  Simonetta Moreau, M ^a   Marque, P ^a   Marchand Pauvert, V ^b   Pierrot Deseilligny, E ^b  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LATENT PERIOD; LEG; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; THIGH; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; COLD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0033563159     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0287z.x     Document Type: Article

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