Paired associative stimulation induces change in presynaptic inhibition of Ia terminals in wrist flexors in humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 755-764

  Lamy, Jean Charles ^a   Russmann, Heike ^a,b   Shamim, Ejaz A ^a,c   Meunier, Sabine ^a,d,e   Hallett, Mark ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Mid Atlantic States ^*  (United States)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955956231     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00761.2009     Document Type: Article

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