Reflex inhibition of normal cramp following electrical stimulation of the muscle tendon

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1102-1107

  Khan, Serajul I ^a   Burne, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL NERVE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX; TENDONS;

EID: 34548750944     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00371.2007     Document Type: Article

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