Inter-trial variation of soleus H reflex in humans: Implication for supraspinal influence

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 507-512

  Hwang, Ing Shiou ^a   Tsai, I Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

H reflex; Isometric contraction; Motoneuronal excitability; Reciprocal inhibition; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR REFLEX; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL NERVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINE; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036890118     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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