Nociceptive fingertip stimulation inhibits synergistic motoneuron pools in the human upper limb

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1305-1309

  Leis, A A ^a   Stokic, D S ^a   Fuhr, P ^b   Kofler, M ^c   Kronenberg, M F ^c   Wissel, J ^c   Glocker, F X ^d   Seifert, C ^d   Stetkarova, I ^e  

^a METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Hospital Hochzirl   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034649474     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.9.1305     Document Type: Article

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