Low frequency depression of H-reflexes in humans with acute and chronic spinal-cord injury

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 233-241

  Schindler Ivens, Shiela ^a   Shields, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Muscle; Paralysis; Plasticity; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST MUSCLE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE REFLEX; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0033923106     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210000377     Document Type: Article

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