Firing rate modulation of motoneurons activated by cutaneous and muscle receptor afferents in the decerebrate cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1867-1879

  Prather, J F ^b   Clark, B D ^a   Cope, T C ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN RECEPTOR; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0036796628     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2002.88.4.1867     Document Type: Article

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