Distribution of heterogenic reflexes among the quadriceps and triceps surae muscles of the cat hind limb

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2310-2324

  Wilmink, Ronnie J H ^a   Nichols, T Richard ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; JOINT STIFFNESS; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CATS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REFLEX;

EID: 0142027028     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00833.2002     Document Type: Article

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