Surface EMG recording of heteronymous reflex excitation of semitendinosus motoneurones by group II afferents

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1313-1319

  Roujeau, Thomas ^a,b   Decq, Philippe ^a,b   Lefaucheur, Jean Pascal ^a,b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Group II; H reflex; Spasticity; Spinal reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE EXCITABILITY; POPLITEAL FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REINFORCEMENT; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SENSORY NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2342466113     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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