Effects of gonadal steroids on the input-output relationship of the corticospinal pathway in humans

Brain Research

Volumn 1011, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-194

  Bonifazi, Marco ^a   Ginanneschi, Federica ^a   Della Volpe, Raimondo ^a   Rossi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortex, reflex functions; Corticospinal pathway; Gonadal hormone; hCG; Motor cortex; Motor systems and sensorimotor integration; Spinal motoneuron

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EVOKED RESPONSE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442505413     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.03.022     Document Type: Article

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