Human motor control consequences of thixotropic changes in muscular short-range stiffness

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 535, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 279-288

  Axelson, H W ^a   Hagbarth, K E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOTOR CONTROL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THIXOTROPY; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WRIST; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; WRIST DORSIFLEXION;

ADULT; AGED; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; WRIST;

EID: 0035881094     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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