Tonic and phasic discharge patterns in toe flexor γ-motoneurons during locomotion in the decerebrate cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 286-294

  Murphy, P R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAMMA MOTONEURON; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TOE;

EID: 0036089176     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00917.2000     Document Type: Article

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