Inhibition of the human soleus Hoffman reflex during standing without descending commands

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 345, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-44

  Kawashima, Noritaka ^a   Sekiguchi, Hirofumi ^a   Miyoshi, Tasuku ^a   Nakazawa, Kimitaka ^a   Akai, Masami ^a  

^a NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hoffman reflex; Spinal cord injury; Standing posture; Task dependent modulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING;

EID: 0038180803     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00485-3     Document Type: Article

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