Electromyographic activity of dorsal neck muscles in squirrel monkeys during rotations in an upright or upside down posture

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2587-2599

  Killian, J Eric ^a   Baker, James F ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHTING REFLEX; ROTATION; SQUIRREL MONKEY; STANDING;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MALE; NECK MUSCLES; POSTURE; ROTATION; SAIMIRI;

EID: 17644374517     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01229.2004     Document Type: Article

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