An index of spindle efficacy obtained by measuring electroneurographic activity and passive tension in the rat soleus muscle

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 272-278

  Rosant, Cédric ^a   Pérot, Chantal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Electroneurography; Muscle spindle; Passive incremental stiffness; Plasticity; Soleus muscle

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY; SENSORY NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 31344444423     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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