Flexion reflex responses in biceps femoris and tibialis anterior in human neonates

Early Human Development

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-110

  Andrews, Katharine ^a   Fitzgerald, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Babinski sign; Flexion reflex; Flexor muscles; Human neonate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; NEWBORN; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX;

EID: 0033956488     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(99)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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