Effects of refractoriness variation on the interpulse interval statistics at the output of the neuromuscular junction

Electromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 7-8, 2001, Pages 531-543

  Hu, X L ^a   Zhang, Y T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

FiRing statistics; Linear system model; Rate coding; Refractoriness variation; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

CELL EXCITABILITY; FORWARD MODELING; GAUSSIANS; INTERPULSE INTERVAL; LINEAR SYSTEM MODEL; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; MEAN FIRING RATE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTIONS; RATE CODING; REFRACTORINESS VARIATION; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SIMULATED RESULTS; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; SURFACE EMG; THEORETICAL RESULT;

AUDIO ACOUSTICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LINEAR SYSTEMS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

MUSCLE;

EID: 0038465675     PISSN: 02726343     EISSN: 1532527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027263401752246180     Document Type: Article

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