Expression of the bilateral deficit during reflexively evoked contractions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-178

  Khodiguian, N ^a   Cornwell, A ^a   Lares, E ^a   DiCaprio, P A ^a   Hawkins, S A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross inhibition; Maximal voluntary contractions; Myotatic reflex; Reflexive force generation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0037215196     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00703.2002     Document Type: Article

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