Interaction of transcranial magnetic stimulation and electrical transmastoid stimulation in human subjects

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 541, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 949-958

  Taylor, Janet L ^a   Petersen, N T ^a   Butler, Jane E ^a   Gandevia, S C ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACILITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; CELL INTERACTION; ELECTRICAL TRANSMASTOID STIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AXONS; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037098725     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.016782     Document Type: Article

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