Control of foot trajectory in human locomotion: Role of ground contact forces in simulated reduced gravity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 3070-3089

  Ivanenko, Y P ^a   Grasso, R ^a,b   Macellari, V ^c   Lacquaniti, F ^a,c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL;

EID: 0036082809     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2002.87.6.3070     Document Type: Article

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