Large involuntary forces consistent with plateau-like behavior of human motoneurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 4059-4065

  Collins, D F ^a   Burke, D ^a   Gandevia, S C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human; Motoneuron; Muscle contraction; Muscle force; Plateau potential; Reflex; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD LESION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0035370164     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-11-04059.2001     Document Type: Article

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