Spinal reflex in human lower leg muscles evoked by transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-115

  Kitano, Koichi ^a   Koceja, David M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidromic current; H reflex; H M ratio; Triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LOWER LEG; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL REFLEX; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LEG; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349281438     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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