Evidence for increased activation of persistent inward currents in individuals with chronic hemiparetic stroke

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3236-3243

  McPherson, Jacob G ^a,c   Ellis, Michael D ^c   Heckman, C J ^b,c   Dewald, Julius P A ^a,b,c,d  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; ION CURRENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TORQUE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH; STROKE; TORQUE; VIBRATION;

EID: 57449093182     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90563.2008     Document Type: Article

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