Distribution of motor unit force in human extensor digitorum assessed by spike-triggered averaging and intraneural microstimulation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2515-2523

  Keen, Douglas A ^a   Fuglevand, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRANEURAL MICROSTIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS; WRIST;

EID: 2442510805     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01178.2003     Document Type: Article

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