Major role for sensory feedback in soleus EMG activity in the stance phase of walking in man

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 523, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 817-827

  Sinkjaer T ^c   Andersen, J B ^c   Ladouceur, M ^c   Christensen, L O D ^a   Nielsen, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG ISCHEMIA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; WALKING; LATENT PERIOD; MYOTATIC REFLEX; SENSORY FEEDBACK;

EID: 0034653578     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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