Stretch- and H-reflexes of the lower leg during whole body cooling and local warming

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 156-161

  Oksa, J ^a   Rintamaki H ^a   Rissanen, S ^a   Rytky, S ^b   Tolonen, U ^b   Komi, P V ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cooling; H reflex; Motor control; Stretch reflex; Stretch shortening cycle

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; COLD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; H-REFLEX; HEAT; HUMANS; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 0343851597     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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