Soleus H-reflex modulation and paired reflex depression from prone to standing and from standing to walking

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1661-1675

  Jeon, Hye Seon ^a   Kukulka, Carl G ^b   Brunt, Denis ^c   Behrman, Andrea L ^d   Thompson, Floyd J ^d,e  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; H reflex; Homosynaptic depression; Paired reflex depression; Presynaptic inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE REFLEX; NEUROMODULATION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; POSTURE; WALKING;

EID: 35949003223     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450601067158     Document Type: Article

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