Relaxation in distal and proximal arm muscles: A reaction time study

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 313-318

  Buccolieri, A ^a   Avanzino, L ^a   Trompetto, C ^a   Abbruzzese, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distal muscles; Muscle relaxation; Presynaptic inhibition; Proximal muscles; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0037307479     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00379-6     Document Type: Article

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