Group I afferent pathway contributes to functional knee stability

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 616-622

  Friemert, B ^a   Franke, S ^a   Gollhofer, A ^b   Claes, L ^c   Faist, M ^b,d  

^a BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIZANIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOLING; DEPRESSION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHEMIA; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; TIBIA;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749146969     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00172.2009     Document Type: Article

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