Receptor mechanisms underlying heterogenic reflexes among the triceps surae muscles of the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 467-478

  Richard Nichols, T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL REFLEX; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0345643363     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.467     Document Type: Article

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