Modulation of transmission in the corticospinal and group Ia afferent pathways to soleus motoneurons during bicycling

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 304-314

  Pyndt, H S ^a   Nielsen, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; BICYCLING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 0037249001     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00386.2002     Document Type: Article

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