Influence of activity-induced axonal hypoexcitability on transmission of descending and segmental signals

Brain Research

Volumn 1320, Issue , 2010, Pages 47-59

  Rossi, Alessandro ^a   Biasella, Alessia ^a   Scarselli, Cristiano ^a   Piu, Pietro ^a   Ginanneschi, Federica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axonal hyperpolarization; Corticospinal volley; Motoneuron excitability; Voluntary activity

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI MUSCLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AXONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 76749136606     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.12.023     Document Type: Article

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