The role of muscle receptors in the detection of movements

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-96

  Proske, U ^a   Wise, A K ^a   Gregory, J E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; CONDITIONING; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; JOINTS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOTION; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLES;

EID: 0033989951     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(99)00022-2     Document Type: Review

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