Direct and indirect assessment of γ-motor firing patterns

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 793-802

  Taylor, A ^a   Durbaba, R ^a   Ellaway, P H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma motoneurons; Locomotion; Muscle spindles

Indexed keywords

CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECEREBRATION; GAMMA MOTONEURON; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 11244309785     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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