Contribution of afferent feedback to the soleus muscle activity during human locomotion

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 167-177

  Mazzaro, Nazarena ^a,b   Grey, Michael J ^a   Sinkjær, Thomas ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PERIPHERAL ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; VIBRATION;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REFLEX, STRETCH; TENDONS; VIBRATION;

EID: 16644367147     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00283.2004     Document Type: Article

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