Damping actions of the neuromuscular system with inertial loads: Soleus muscle of the decerebrate cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 652-658

  Lin, David C ^b   Rymer, W Zev ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Dept of Physiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; DECEREBRATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SOLEUS MUSCLE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0033951121     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.2.652     Document Type: Article

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