Phase-dependent modulation of soleus H-reflex amplitude induced by rhythmic arm cycling

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 475, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-11

  de Ruiter, Geoff C ^a   Hundza, Sandra R ^a,b   Zehr, E Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arm; Central Pattern Generators; Interlimb; Leg; Locomotion; Reflex; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PATTERN GENERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIODICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951939478     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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