Invited review: Gravitational biology of the neuromotor systems: A perspective to the next era

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1224-1231

  Edgerton, V Reggie ^a,b   Roy, Roland R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor control; Ontogenesis; Phylogenesis; Space biology

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; MICROGRAVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR SYSTEM; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034494119     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.89.3.1224     Document Type: Review

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