Velocity-dependent ankle torque in rats after contusion injury of the midthoracic spinal cord: Time course

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1231-1249

  Bose, Prodip ^a   Parmer, Ronald ^a   Thompson, Floyd J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle torque; Contusion; EMG; Rat; Spinal cord injury; Stretch reflex; Triceps surae muscle

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0036799588     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/08977150260338029     Document Type: Article

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