Short-latency crossed inhibitory responses in extensor muscles during locomotion in the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 989-998

  Frigon, Alain ^a   Rossignol, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PERONEAL NERVE; REACTION TIME; TARSUS, ANIMAL; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 39149106147     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01274.2007     Document Type: Article

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