Cross-bridge mechanisms underlying the history-dependent properties of muscle spindles and stretch reflexes

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 569-576

  Nichols, T Richard ^a   Cope, Timothy C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross bridge cycling; Feline motor control; Muscle receptors; Muscular stiffness; Nonlinear mechanical properties; Predictive control; Reflex compensation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MUSCLE SPINDLES; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 11244326720     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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