Soleus T reflex modulation in response to spinal and tendinous adaptations to unilateral lower limb suspension in humans

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-251

  Seynnes, O R ^a   Maffiuletti, N A ^b   Maganaris, C N ^a   De Boer, M D ^a   Pensini, M ^c   Di Prampero, P E ^d   Narici, M V ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Tendon tap; Tendon aponeurosis complex; Unloading

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADAPTATION; ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MODULATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINE; TENDON; TORQUE; WALKING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH; SYNAPSES; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53549121420     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2008.01874.x     Document Type: Article

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