Muscle force up to 50% of maximum does not affect cutaneous silent periods in thenar muscles

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2025-2030

  Kofler, Markus ^a   Kumru, Hatice ^b   Stetkarova, Ivana ^c   Schindler, Christian ^d   Fuhr, Peter ^e  

^a Hochzirl Hospital   (Austria)

^b University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^c NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

A delta fibers; Cutaneous silent period; Exteroceptive suppression; Muscle force; Normal values

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR POLIICIS BREVIS MUSCLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INNERVATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THENAR;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NOCICEPTORS; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; THUMB; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547520944     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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