Kinematic and EMG determinants in quadrupedal locomotion of a non-human primate (Rhesus)

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3127-3145

  Courtine, Grégoire ^a   Roy, Roland R ^a   Hodgson, John ^a   McKay, Heather ^b   Raven, Joseph ^a   Zhong, Hui ^a   Yang, Hong ^c   Tuszynski, Mark H ^c,d   Edgerton, V Reggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARM; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; KINEMATICS; LEG; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MONKEY; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; TREADMILL;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19344376844     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01073.2004     Document Type: Article

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