Contribution of sensory feedback to ongoing ankle extensor activity during the stance phase of walking

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 589-598

  Donelan, J Maxwell ^a   Pearson, Keir G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pattern generation; Proprioceptors; Sensory feedback; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE PRESSURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SENSORY RECEPTOR; STANDING; TENDON RECEPTOR; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ANKLE; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; WALKING;

EID: 4644246619     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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