Differential changes in corticospinal and Ia input to tibialis anterior and soleus motor neurones during voluntary contraction in man

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-76

  Morita, H ^a   Olivier, E ^b   Baumgarten, J ^c   Petersen, N T ^d   Christensen, L O D ^d   Nielsen, J B ^d  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; H reflex; Ia afferents; Motor cortex; Motor neurones; Spinal cord; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORY NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 0033804754     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2000.00762.x     Document Type: Article

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