Physiological basis of limb-impedance modulation during free and constrained movements

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2577-2588

  Damm, Loïc ^a   McIntyre, Joseph ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTREMITIES; FEEDBACK; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 57049093856     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90471.2008     Document Type: Article

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