Use-dependent gain change in the reflex contribution to extensor activity in walking cats

Brain Research

Volumn 883, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 131-134

  Pearson, K G ^a   Misiaszek, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cat; Motor pattern; Plasticity; Stretch reflex; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; LEG MUSCLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; WALKING;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HINDLIMB; IMMOBILIZATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX;

EID: 0034634526     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02880-8     Document Type: Article

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