Effects of sustained stimulation on the excitability of motoneurons innervating paralyzed and control muscles

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 567-575

  Butler, Jane E ^a   Thomas, Christine K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; F wave persistence; Motoneuron excitability; Paralyzed muscle; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THENAR;

EID: 0037308782     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01176.2001     Document Type: Article

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