Windup of flexion reflexes in chronic human spinal cord injury: A marker for neuronal plateau potentials?

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 416-426

  Hornby, T G ^a   Rymer, W Z ^a   Benz, E N ^a   Schmit, B D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACILITATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NOCICEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0037250630     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00979.2001     Document Type: Article

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