The monosynaptic reflex: A tool to investigate motor control in humans. Interest and limits

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 67-80

  Pierrot Deseilligny, E ^a   Mazevet, D ^a  

^a Laboratoire de neurophysiologie clinique   (France)

Author keywords

H reflex; Motor control; Tendon jerk

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; REVIEW;

EID: 0034026810     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0987-7053(00)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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