Parallel neuronal mechanisms underlying physiological force tremor in steady muscle contractions of humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-66

  Christakos, Constantinos N ^a   Papadimitriou, Nikos A ^b   Erimaki, Sophia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TREMOR; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TREMOR;

EID: 33644795019     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00051.2005     Document Type: Article

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