Gradual increment/decrement of isometric force modulates soleus stretch reflex response in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 347, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-28

  Kimura, Toshitaka ^a   Nozaki, Daichi ^b   Nakazawa, Kimitaka ^b   Akai, Masami ^b   Ohtsuki, Tatsuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

Human; Medium latency stretch reflex; Muscle contraction; Muscle relaxation; Short latency stretch reflex; Soleus muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0038303538     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00612-8     Document Type: Article

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