Multijoint reflex responses to constant-velocity volitional movements of the stroke elbow

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1398-1410

  Sangani, Samir G ^a   Starsky, Andrew J ^a   McGuire, John R ^a   Schmit, Brian D ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIJOINT REFLEX COUPLING; MUSCLE REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SHOULDER; SPASTICITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROKE; TORQUE; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX; STROKE; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349299884     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90972.2008     Document Type: Article

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