Modulation of primary afferent discharge by dynamic and static gamma motor axons in cat muscle spindles in relation to the intrafusal fibre types activated

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 532, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 563-574

  Durbaba, R ^a   Taylor, A ^a   Ellaway, P H ^a   Rawlinson, S ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GAMMA NERVE FIBER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MODULATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; ADULT; FEMALE; GAMMA MOTONEURON; INTRAFUSAL MUSCLE FIBER; NEUROMODULATION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MOTOR NEURONS, GAMMA; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0035870932     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.0563f.x     Document Type: Article

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