Significance of peripheral afferent input to the α-motoneurone pool for enhancement of tremor during an isometric fatiguing contraction

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 129-136

  Cresswell, A G ^a   Loscher W N ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fatigue; H reflex; Ischaemia; Muscle; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX ARC; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE; TREMOR; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0034065816     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050662     Document Type: Article

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