A simulation method for the firing sequences of motor units

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 527-534

  Jiang, Ning ^a   Englehart, Kevin B ^a   Parker, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Firing sequence; Motor neuron; Motor unit common drive; Motor unit synchrony

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HODGKIN HUXLEY EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34547515888     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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