Stretch reflex gain in cat triceps surae muscles with compliant loads

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 545, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1027-1040

  De Serres, Sophie J ^a   Bennet, David J ^a   Stein, Richard B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CLONUS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLEXOR REFLEX; ISOMETRICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS;

ANIMALS; CATS; COMPLIANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HINDLIMB; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIODICITY; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 0037115284     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.027177     Document Type: Review

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