Presynaptic modulation of Ia afferents in young and old adults when performing force and position control

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 623-631

  Baudry, Stéphane ^a   Maerz, Adam H ^a   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; WRIST;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; AGING; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 76649101753     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00839.2009     Document Type: Article

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