Reflex facilitation during the stretch-shortening cycle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-187

  Trimble, Mark H ^a   Kukulka, Carl G ^a   Thomas, Rajesh S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency depression; H reflex; Motor unit synchronization; Reflex modulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 0034017725     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(00)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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