Vestibulospinal influences on lower limb motoneurons

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 675-681

  Kennedy, Paul M ^a   Cresswell, Andrew G ^b   Chua, Romeo ^a   Inglis, J Timothy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Galvanic vestibular stimulation; H reflex; Human; Motor unit; Vestibulospinal

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LEG; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI; VESTIBULE;

EID: 11244258456     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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