Common synaptic input across motor nuclei supplying intrinsic muscles involved in the precision grip

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 159-164

  McIsaac, Tara L ^a   Fuglevand, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger; Hand; Motor control; Motor unit; Precision grip; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTOR POLLICIS MUSCLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL INTEROSSEOUS MUSCLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44749089161     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1432-7     Document Type: Article

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