Control of locomotor cycle durations

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1057-1065

  Yakovenko, S ^a   McCrea, D A ^b   Stecina, K ^b   Prochazka, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MESENCEPHALON; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PATTERN GENERATOR; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION;

EID: 23044452171     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00991.2004     Document Type: Article

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