A spinal pathway between synergists can modulate activity in human elbow flexor muscles

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-359

  Barry, Benjamin K ^a,b   Riley, Zachary A ^a   Pascoe, Michael A ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii; Brachioradialis; Inhibition; Motor unit; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIORADIALIS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION KINETICS; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE;

ADULT; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; RADIAL NERVE; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TENDONS; VOLITION;

EID: 49749107863     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1479-5     Document Type: Article

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